Garoua Boulaï climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Garoua Boulaï?

Garoua Boulaï has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,644 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garoua Boulaï?

The hottest day measured in Garoua Boulaï between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2016, reaching 37.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Garoua Boulaï?

The coldest day measured in Garoua Boulaï between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 11.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Garoua Boulaï?

Almost never: Garoua Boulaï sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Garoua Boulaï warmed?

Yes: Garoua Boulaï warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Garoua Boulaï?

The wettest day measured in Garoua Boulaï between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2023, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Garoua Boulaï?

The windiest day measured in Garoua Boulaï between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1985, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Garoua Boulaï?

The warmest month in Garoua Boulaï is February (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Garoua Boulaï?

Garoua Boulaï receives on average 1,644 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Garoua Boulaï?

Garoua Boulaï gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Garoua Boulaï (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,644 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 February (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Garoua Boulaï averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.

Garoua Boulaï has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 17 February 2016) and the coldest 11.5 °C (on 28 December 1983).

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

Garoua BoulaïEast

coords: 5.88°, 14.55°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.2°C

Average daily high

28.8°C

Average daily low

18.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,644mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

10.2km/h

Seasonal range

4.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

129 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

209 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.3 °C

Average feels-like low

19.9 °C

Average peak gust

26.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

61 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.7 °C

17 February 2016

Coldest day

11.5 °C

28 December 1983

Wettest day

130 mm

18 September 2023

Windiest day

22.3 km/h

16 February 1985

Strongest gust

58.0 km/h

20 November 1954

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

28 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

8.5 °C

21 January 1989

Sunniest day

12.0 h

9 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.2 °C2 March 2025	15.5 °C10 January 2025	23.8 °C	1,382 mm	159
2024	36.9 °C28 February 2024	14.7 °C20 January 2024	24.2 °C	1,487 mm	185
2023	35.7 °C6 March 2023	15.3 °C13 December 2023	23.8 °C	1,580 mm	148
2022	36.2 °C1 March 2022	14.9 °C21 December 2022	23.6 °C	1,412 mm	165
2021	36.4 °C1 March 2021	16.3 °C19 February 2021	23.7 °C	1,395 mm	143
2020	36.9 °C29 February 2020	14.2 °C25 January 2020	23.9 °C	1,407 mm	167
2019	37.4 °C21 February 2019	15.8 °C14 January 2019	23.9 °C	1,489 mm	172
2018	35.8 °C8 February 2018	13.5 °C6 January 2018	23.4 °C	1,238 mm	137
2017	35.6 °C19 January 2017	14.4 °C25 November 2017	23.6 °C	1,334 mm	162
2016	37.7 °C17 February 2016	15.2 °C21 January 2016	23.6 °C	1,671 mm	162
2015	36.2 °C27 January 2015	12.4 °C12 January 2015	23.5 °C	1,398 mm	157
2014	35.4 °C22 February 2014	14.4 °C5 January 2014	23.4 °C	1,544 mm	147
2013	37.5 °C24 February 2013	14.4 °C16 December 2013	23.2 °C	1,488 mm	115
2012	36.5 °C17 March 2012	15.1 °C15 January 2012	23.3 °C	1,341 mm	147
2011	35.1 °C7 March 2011	13.5 °C10 December 2011	23.2 °C	1,435 mm	142
2010	36.3 °C17 February 2010	13.5 °C9 December 2010	23.9 °C	1,549 mm	161
2009	35.2 °C10 March 2009	14.9 °C28 December 2009	23.7 °C	1,577 mm	154
2008	34.9 °C5 February 2008	15.8 °C1 February 2008	23.4 °C	1,239 mm	151
2007	37.3 °C6 March 2007	13.5 °C3 January 2007	23.5 °C	1,520 mm	141
2006	35.9 °C18 January 2006	13.9 °C26 November 2006	23.6 °C	1,280 mm	151
2005	36.3 °C18 February 2005	14.7 °C8 January 2005	23.7 °C	1,442 mm	156
2004	35.5 °C20 February 2004	14.9 °C5 December 2004	23.5 °C	1,592 mm	140
2003	36.9 °C8 February 2003	15.2 °C4 January 2003	23.6 °C	1,495 mm	147
2002	35.2 °C18 February 2002	13.3 °C13 January 2002	23.3 °C	1,420 mm	123
2001	34.3 °C25 February 2001	13.3 °C4 January 2001	23.1 °C	1,533 mm	149
2000	35.1 °C13 March 2000	14.3 °C9 December 2000	22.9 °C	1,765 mm	142
1999	34.8 °C12 February 1999	14.5 °C11 January 1999	22.8 °C	1,687 mm	120
1998	37.4 °C5 February 1998	15.0 °C15 January 1998	24.1 °C	1,618 mm	169
1997	35.8 °C20 March 1997	14.5 °C14 February 1997	23.4 °C	1,665 mm	138
1996	35.2 °C17 February 1996	14.3 °C20 December 1996	23.2 °C	1,851 mm	142
1995	35.1 °C21 February 1995	13.6 °C26 December 1995	23.3 °C	1,911 mm	148
1994	35.5 °C20 February 1994	13.6 °C15 December 1994	23.1 °C	1,850 mm	136
1993	37.3 °C27 February 1993	13.5 °C18 January 1993	23.0 °C	1,842 mm	129
1992	36.1 °C23 February 1992	13.4 °C27 December 1992	22.9 °C	1,777 mm	122
1991	36.0 °C9 March 1991	14.3 °C18 December 1991	23.4 °C	1,731 mm	117
1990	36.0 °C27 March 1990	15.1 °C13 January 1990	23.4 °C	1,876 mm	121
1989	36.6 °C3 March 1989	11.9 °C13 January 1989	22.9 °C	1,553 mm	126
1988	37.0 °C28 February 1988	15.3 °C31 January 1988	23.2 °C	1,729 mm	140
1987	36.4 °C23 February 1987	13.5 °C1 January 1987	23.5 °C	1,738 mm	140
1986	34.6 °C2 February 1986	12.7 °C8 December 1986	22.8 °C	1,774 mm	107
1985	35.6 °C7 March 1985	14.0 °C10 February 1985	22.6 °C	2,085 mm	108
1984	34.6 °C26 February 1984	12.8 °C14 December 1984	22.6 °C	1,900 mm	97
1983	36.5 °C19 March 1983	11.5 °C28 December 1983	23.1 °C	1,622 mm	120
1982	34.5 °C19 February 1982	13.7 °C27 November 1982	22.6 °C	1,991 mm	102
1981	35.6 °C1 March 1981	14.2 °C31 January 1981	22.8 °C	1,843 mm	117
1980	36.1 °C5 March 1980	12.5 °C27 December 1980	23.0 °C	2,015 mm	123
1979	34.3 °C6 February 1979	13.9 °C12 December 1979	22.7 °C	1,825 mm	108
1978	37.2 °C3 February 1978	13.7 °C20 November 1978	22.9 °C	1,947 mm	138
1977	36.2 °C9 March 1977	13.6 °C26 December 1977	23.1 °C	1,639 mm	150
1976	34.2 °C30 January 1976	14.1 °C29 November 1976	22.4 °C	1,849 mm	82
1975	33.8 °C28 February 1975	13.4 °C8 December 1975	22.4 °C	1,895 mm	89
1974	34.6 °C18 March 1974	13.8 °C30 December 1974	22.4 °C	2,121 mm	93
1973	35.4 °C10 March 1973	13.7 °C26 December 1973	23.0 °C	2,019 mm	122
1972	34.3 °C20 February 1972	14.2 °C8 January 1972	22.9 °C	1,545 mm	122
1971	34.7 °C10 February 1971	11.8 °C28 December 1971	22.3 °C	1,628 mm	92
1970	35.0 °C8 February 1970	14.1 °C3 December 1970	22.9 °C	1,741 mm	134
1969	35.3 °C12 February 1969	13.9 °C7 January 1969	22.8 °C	2,161 mm	109
1968	34.6 °C20 December 1968	11.8 °C25 December 1968	22.6 °C	1,640 mm	87
1967	34.7 °C20 March 1967	12.3 °C3 January 1967	22.6 °C	1,735 mm	117
1966	36.5 °C19 March 1966	15.7 °C28 December 1966	23.8 °C	1,358 mm	144
1965	33.7 °C24 February 1965	14.3 °C2 November 1965	23.3 °C	1,287 mm	155
1964	36.7 °C6 March 1964	15.0 °C21 November 1964	23.7 °C	1,232 mm	169
1963	36.5 °C18 February 1963	15.6 °C28 November 1963	23.5 °C	1,430 mm	140
1962	36.6 °C26 February 1962	15.2 °C14 December 1962	22.8 °C	1,865 mm	99
1961	35.7 °C24 February 1961	14.9 °C18 November 1961	23.1 °C	1,528 mm	134
1960	35.3 °C26 February 1960	15.3 °C3 December 1960	23.3 °C	1,861 mm	136
1959	36.6 °C11 March 1959	14.4 °C13 December 1959	23.5 °C	1,536 mm	132
1958	36.4 °C21 February 1958	15.4 °C29 November 1958	23.3 °C	1,824 mm	120
1957	35.5 °C17 February 1957	15.3 °C8 January 1957	23.1 °C	1,640 mm	106
1956	35.5 °C12 February 1956	15.0 °C20 December 1956	22.6 °C	1,753 mm	85
1955	35.5 °C16 February 1955	15.1 °C26 December 1955	22.9 °C	1,798 mm	115
1954	35.5 °C6 February 1954	15.0 °C2 August 1954	22.7 °C	1,857 mm	95
1953	35.2 °C7 February 1953	15.1 °C23 December 1953	22.9 °C	1,903 mm	101
1952	34.8 °C28 January 1952	16.0 °C1 December 1952	23.1 °C	2,020 mm	114
1951	33.5 °C31 January 1951	15.2 °C17 February 1951	22.8 °C	1,933 mm	98
1950	34.3 °C25 January 1950	14.8 °C25 August 1950	22.8 °C	1,184 mm	102
1949	35.8 °C14 March 1949	14.8 °C7 December 1949	23.3 °C	1,453 mm	126
1948	35.1 °C18 February 1948	15.4 °C26 December 1948	22.9 °C	1,883 mm	110
1947	35.2 °C15 March 1947	15.0 °C9 December 1947	23.1 °C	1,525 mm	118
1946	37.2 °C23 February 1946	16.5 °C22 January 1946	23.0 °C	1,669 mm	116
1945	35.4 °C18 February 1945	14.4 °C2 December 1945	23.3 °C	1,497 mm	142
1944	35.5 °C13 February 1944	14.9 °C24 November 1944	23.3 °C	1,536 mm	136
1943	35.8 °C1 March 1943	15.5 °C13 December 1943	22.8 °C	1,071 mm	92
1942	35.1 °C5 February 1942	15.7 °C8 August 1942	22.8 °C	1,603 mm	96
1941	35.3 °C28 March 1941	14.5 °C20 November 1941	23.3 °C	1,669 mm	133
1940	34.2 °C21 February 1940	14.1 °C25 November 1940	22.9 °C	1,642 mm	101

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

159 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1382 mm

-262 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.8 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Feb	33.6 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Mar	33.6 °C	+2.1 °C	6 mm	-72 mm
Apr	29.8 °C	+0.6 °C	166 mm	-13 mm
May	28.6 °C	+0.7 °C	115 mm	-86 mm
Jun	27.5 °C	+1.0 °C	208 mm	+11 mm
Jul	25.9 °C	+0.5 °C	305 mm	+102 mm
Aug	25.7 °C	+0.2 °C	141 mm	-91 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	+1.1 °C	217 mm	-48 mm
Oct	27.9 °C	+0.4 °C	201 mm	-19 mm
Nov	30.6 °C	+1.3 °C	21 mm	-30 mm
Dec	31.9 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.5 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

76.9 mm

10 Apr 2025

Windiest day

21.7 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.8 °C

16 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.0 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Garoua Boulaï?

Garoua Boulaï has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,644 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garoua Boulaï?

The hottest day measured in Garoua Boulaï between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2016, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Garoua Boulaï?

The coldest day measured in Garoua Boulaï between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 11.5 °C.

Does it snow in Garoua Boulaï?

Almost never: Garoua Boulaï sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Garoua Boulaï warmed?

Yes: Garoua Boulaï warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Garoua Boulaï?

The wettest day measured in Garoua Boulaï between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2023, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Garoua Boulaï?

The windiest day measured in Garoua Boulaï between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1985, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Garoua Boulaï?

The warmest month in Garoua Boulaï is February (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Garoua Boulaï?

Garoua Boulaï receives on average 1,644 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Garoua Boulaï?

Garoua Boulaï gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Garoua Boulaï?

Yes: Garoua Boulaï has on average 61 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garoua Boulaï?

In Garoua Boulaï, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 21 January 1989.

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