Garoua climate — normals and trends
Garoua (Cameroon) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (32.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Garoua averages 0 frost days, 323 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Garoua has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 29 March 2024) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 21 January 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
GarouaNorth Region
- coords
- 9.30°, 13.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.5°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
323 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
289 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.9 °C
29 March 2024
Coldest day
11.4 °C
21 January 1989
Wettest day
100 mm
25 August 1974
Windiest day
28.2 km/h
9 July 1943
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
9 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
29 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
21 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.1 h
18 July 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 37.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 41.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 40.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 37.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -51 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 31 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 241 mm | +104 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 255 mm | +78 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 147 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 6 mm | -43 mm |
| Nov | 36.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 36.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Garoua?
Garoua has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garoua?
The hottest day measured in Garoua between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2024, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Garoua?
The coldest day measured in Garoua between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1989, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Garoua?
Almost never: Garoua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Garoua warmed?
Yes: Garoua warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Garoua?
The wettest day measured in Garoua between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1974, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Garoua?
The windiest day measured in Garoua between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1943, with winds reaching 28.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Garoua?
The warmest month in Garoua is April (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Garoua?
Garoua receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Garoua?
Garoua gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Garoua?
Yes: Garoua has on average 289 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garoua?
In Garoua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 29 March 2024, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 21 January 1989.
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