Cameroon in August

Douala's wettest month; flooding in low districts.

• Coast · Douala, Kribi, Limbestorm or typhoon risk

  Hot and humid all year; Douala takes about 4 m of rain, mostly July–September. December–February is beach season at Kribi.

• Centre and South forest · Yaoundé, Ebolowa, Campo, Djafine

  Two rainy seasons (March–June, September–November) with a short dry spell in July–August.

• Western highlands · Dschang, Bafoussam, Foumbanrainy

  Cool evenings at 1,200–1,600 m; muddy side roads in the rains.

• Adamawa plateau · Ngaoundérérainy

  Grassland at about 1,100 m; the end of the railway from Yaoundé.

• Sahelian north · Garoua, Maroua (under travel advice)rainy

  Shown for completeness; most of the north is under advice against travel.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Assumption Day

  15 Aug

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Cameroon

Low

Prices · Cameroon

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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• Coast

  Hot and humid all year; Douala takes about 4 m of rain, mostly July–September. December–February is beach season at Kribi.

• Douala

  Very wet; Aug 15 holiday.