When to go · Cameroon
Cameroon in September
Avoid month. Still very wet on the coast and in the West.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Cameroon
- Prices
- Low
- Cameroon
Verdict
AvoidVoykit month rating for Cameroon
Still very wet on the coast and in the West.
Weather in September
- 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, Djarainy
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Cameroon
- Low
- Prices · Cameroon
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries
Where to go in September
Better another month
Coast
Hot and humid all year; Douala takes about 4 m of rain, mostly July–September. December–February is beach season at Kribi.
Very wet; floods slow every trip.