Climate averages 1991–2020
Ngaoundéré weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Ngaoundéré: daytime highs average 30.4°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yola (242 km away). In December its highs average 34.7°C, 4.3°C warmer than Ngaoundéré, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Ngaoundéré ranks 5th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 29.0°C; Ngaoundéré is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 31.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ngaoundéré climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| February | 32.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| March | 33.2°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 27 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 172 | 19.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 28.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 294 | 27.5 | 12.512 h |
| June | 26.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 341 | 29.0 | 12.513 h |
| July | 25.3°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 368 | 29.9 | 12.513 h |
| August | 24.9°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 396 | 30.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 26.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 359 | 28.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 208 | 21.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 19 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 30.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Yola in DecemberNigeria · 242 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Jimeta in DecemberNigeria · 250 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Pala in DecemberChad · 269 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Bouar in DecemberCentral African Republic · 271 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Guider in DecemberCameroon · 292 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Numan in DecemberNigeria · 293 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Jalingo in DecemberNigeria · 301 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 19.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Bertoua in DecemberCameroon · 306 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 25 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ngaoundéré) is explained once on the Ngaoundéré year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.