Yokadouma weather in January

In January, Yokadouma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 22 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yokadouma's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yokadouma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Yokadouma is commune of Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yokadouma reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33018
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How January really feels in Yokadouma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 1 day that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
1
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Yokadouma weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°224.311.85.2
Feb32° / 20°416.911.94.3
Mar31° / 21°11717.5123.6
Apr30° / 21°14219.812.13.6
May30° / 21°10919.912.24.0
Jun29° / 21°9119.312.24.4
Jul28° / 20°9920.312.24.6
Aug28° / 20°13123.512.14.2
Sep28° / 20°16625.7123.6
Oct28° / 20°20027.611.93.5
Nov29° / 20°13018.311.84.3
Dec30° / 19°346.711.85.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45446
55446
65347
75248
85149
95050
104852
114654
124555
134555
144258
154258
164159
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213862
223763
233664
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303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yokadouma gets around 22 mm of rain over 4.3 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
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510
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710
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910
1010
1110
1210
1311
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1512
1613
1714
1814
1915
2016
2116
2217
2318
2418
2518
2619
2719
2819
2919
3019
3118

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19822529
210822519
311922509
412921499
513921489
6141021479
7141020478
8151120468
9151120468
10151219468
11151219467
12151219467
13151319477
14141319477
15141319477
16131318488
17131318488
18121318499
19111218499
201112184910
211112175011
221011175012
231011175013
241010165113
251010165014
26109155115
27119155015
28119145016
29119145016
30119145016
31118145116

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:095:57
211.86:095:57
311.86:105:58
411.86:105:58
511.86:115:59
611.86:115:59
711.86:116:00
811.86:126:00
911.86:126:01
1011.86:136:01
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1211.86:136:02
1311.86:146:02
1411.86:146:03
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1611.86:156:04
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1911.86:156:05
2011.86:166:05
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2411.86:176:07
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2711.86:176:07
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2911.86:176:08
3011.86:186:08
3111.86:186:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.73 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Yokadouma?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Yokadouma for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Yokadouma in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Yokadouma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yokadouma in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yokadouma peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 20UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yokadouma in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Yokadouma is worst in February — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1362 µg/m³Sep 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yokadouma?

Yokadouma sits at 3.5°N, 15.1°E, 523 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Nola, 111 km away.

NolaBerbératiBatouriCarnotBertouaAbbaAbong MbangOuesso

Topography around Yokadouma

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yokadouma.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yokadouma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 541 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m.

The land around Yokadouma is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
427 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Nola 111 km · Berbérati 117 km · Batouri 127 km · Carnot 183 km · Bertoua 192 km · Abba 202 km · Abong Mbang 214 km · Ouesso 239 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Yokadouma (3.5167°, 15.05°, elevation 523 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).