Climate averages 1991–2020
Ngaoundéré weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Ngaoundéré: daytime highs average 32.6°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yola (242 km away). In February its highs average 37.0°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 February highs and 3rd of 24 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 24 cities is 30.9°C; Ngaoundéré is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Yola in FebruaryNigeria · 242 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Jimeta in FebruaryNigeria · 250 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Pala in FebruaryChad · 269 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 20.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Bouar in FebruaryCentral African Republic · 271 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Guider in FebruaryCameroon · 292 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Numan in FebruaryNigeria · 293 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 21.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Jalingo in FebruaryNigeria · 301 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Bertoua in FebruaryCameroon · 306 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 21.8°C · 28 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.