According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Cameroon is November to March. Plan 14–20 days.

Best months for Cameroon

  1. JanuaryBest
  2. FebruaryBest
  3. MarchBest
  4. April
  5. May
  6. June
  7. July
  8. August
  9. September
  10. October
  11. NovemberBest
  12. DecemberBest
Best months
November to March
How long to stay
14–20 days
Continent
Africa

What Cameroon is best for

  • Hiking
  • Beach & sea
  • Nature & wildlife
  • Adventure

Explore Lobéké rainforest wildlife, hike Mount Cameroon, and relax along Kribi's palm-lined Atlantic beaches.

Prices
€ · cheaper than in Slovakia

Weather in Cameroon by month

Monthly averages around Yaoundé; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.

MonthAverage temperatureRain
January bestabout 24 °Clittle rain (15 mm)
February bestabout 25 °Csome rain (42 mm)
March bestabout 24 °Ca lot of rain (114 mm)
Aprilabout 24 °Ca lot of rain (165 mm)
Mayabout 24 °Ca lot of rain (144 mm)
Juneabout 23 °Ca lot of rain (120 mm)
Julyabout 23 °Ca lot of rain (111 mm)
Augustabout 22 °Ca lot of rain (162 mm)
Septemberabout 23 °Ca lot of rain (213 mm)
Octoberabout 23 °Ca lot of rain (222 mm)
November bestabout 24 °Ca lot of rain (126 mm)
December bestabout 24 °Clittle rain (18 mm)

Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).

Good to know about Cameroon

Capital
Yaoundé
Languages
French and English
Currency
Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Time
UTC+1
Plugs
Type C, E · 220 V
Driving
On the right
Calling code
+237

Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.

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