Editing Geography of Cameroon (section)

== Climate ==
 
The climate varies with terrain, from tropical along the coast to semiarid and hot in the north.
Exceedingly hot and humid, the coastal belt includes some of the wettest places on earth. For example, [[Debundscha]], at the base of Mt. Cameroon, has an average annual rainfall of {{convert|405|in|mm|order=flip}}.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120525195312/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalextremes.html Highest Average Annual Precipitation Extremes]. Global Measured Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation, [[National Climatic Data Center]]. 9 August 2004. Last accessed 7 November 2006.</ref>

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Yaoundé
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high C = 33
|Feb record high C = 33
|Mar record high C = 33
|Apr record high C = 36
|May record high C = 34
|Jun record high C = 32
|Jul record high C = 31
|Aug record high C = 34
|Sep record high C = 31
|Oct record high C = 33
|Nov record high C = 32
|Dec record high C = 32
|year record high C = 36
|Jan high C = 29.6
|Feb high C = 31.0
|Mar high C = 30.4
|Apr high C = 29.6
|May high C = 28.8
|Jun high C = 27.7
|Jul high C = 26.5
|Aug high C = 26.5
|Sep high C = 27.5
|Oct high C = 27.8
|Nov high C = 28.1
|Dec high C = 28.5
|year high C = 28.5
|Jan mean C = 24.6
|Feb mean C = 25.7
|Mar mean C = 25.4
|Apr mean C = 25.0
|May mean C = 24.5
|Jun mean C = 23.8
|Jul mean C = 23.2
|Aug mean C = 22.9
|Sep mean C = 23.4
|Oct mean C = 23.5
|Nov mean C = 23.9
|Dec mean C = 24.0
|year mean C = 24.2
|Jan low C = 19.6
|Feb low C = 20.3
|Mar low C = 20.3
|Apr low C = 20.3
|May low C = 20.2
|Jun low C = 19.9
|Jul low C = 19.9
|Aug low C = 19.3
|Sep low C = 19.3
|Oct low C = 19.2
|Nov low C = 19.6
|Dec low C = 19.5
|year low C = 19.8
|Jan record low C = 14
|Feb record low C = 15
|Mar record low C = 16
|Apr record low C = 15
|May record low C = 16
|Jun record low C = 15
|Jul record low C = 16
|Aug record low C = 16
|Sep record low C = 15
|Oct record low C = 15
|Nov record low C = 17
|Dec record low C = 16
|year record low C = 14
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 19.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 42.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 124.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 171.3
|May precipitation mm = 199.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 157.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 74.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 113.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 232.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 293.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 94.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 18.6
|year precipitation mm = 
|Jan humidity = 79.5
|Feb humidity = 79.5
|Mar humidity = 81.0
|Apr humidity = 82.0
|May humidity = 84.0
|Jun humidity = 85.0
|Jul humidity = 85.5
|Aug humidity = 86.0
|Sep humidity = 85.5
|Oct humidity = 85.0
|Nov humidity = 82.0
|Dec humidity = 79.0
|year humidity = 82.8
|unit precipitation days= 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 3
|Feb precipitation days = 4
|Mar precipitation days = 12
|Apr precipitation days = 14
|May precipitation days = 17
|Jun precipitation days = 14
|Jul precipitation days = 11
|Aug precipitation days = 12
|Sep precipitation days = 20
|Oct precipitation days = 23
|Nov precipitation days = 11
|Dec precipitation days = 3
|Jan sun = 172.0
|Feb sun = 179.0
|Mar sun = 169.9
|Apr sun = 164.5
|May sun = 166.2
|Jun sun = 126.0
|Jul sun = 96.1
|Aug sun = 86.2
|Sep sun = 102.4
|Oct sun = 130.2
|Nov sun = 167.1
|Dec sun = 181.4
|year sun = 1741.0
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=WMOYaounde>{{cite web|url=http://worldweather.wmo.int/055/c00257.htm|title=World Weather Information Service - Yaounde|publisher=World Meteorological Organization|access-date=December 7, 2012}}</ref> NOAA (sun 1961–1990)<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/KM/64950.TXT|title=Yaounde Climate Normals 1961–1990|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>
|source 2 = BBC Weather<ref name="weather1">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2220957|title=Average Conditions Yaounde, Cameroon|access-date=December 7, 2012|publisher=BBC Weather}}</ref>|date=August 2010}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Douala (1971-2000, extremes 1885-present)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 35.8
|Feb record high C = 39.8
|Mar record high C = 37.8
|Apr record high C = 36.4
|May record high C = 36.0
|Jun record high C = 39.0
|Jul record high C = 32.5
|Aug record high C = 32.0
|Sep record high C = 33.1
|Oct record high C = 35.0
|Nov record high C = 38.0
|Dec record high C = 38.0
|year record high C = 39.8
|Jan high C = 32.2
|Feb high C = 32.8
|Mar high C = 32.5
|Apr high C = 32.1
|May high C = 31.4
|Jun high C = 29.9
|Jul high C = 28.1
|Aug high C = 27.7
|Sep high C = 29.0
|Oct high C = 29.8
|Nov high C = 30.9
|Dec high C = 31.7
|year high C = 30.7
|Jan mean C = 27.8
|Feb mean C = 28.5
|Mar mean C = 28.2
|Apr mean C = 27.8
|May mean C = 27.3
|Jun mean C = 26.5
|Jul mean C = 25.4
|Aug mean C = 25.3
|Sep mean C = 25.9
|Oct mean C = 26.2
|Nov mean C = 27.1
|Dec mean C = 27.5
|year mean C = 27.0
|Jan low C = 23.4
|Feb low C = 24.1
|Mar low C = 23.9
|Apr low C = 23.5
|May low C = 23.2
|Jun low C = 23.0
|Jul low C = 22.7
|Aug low C = 22.8
|Sep low C = 22.8
|Oct low C = 22.5
|Nov low C = 23.2
|Dec low C = 23.3
|year low C = 23.2
|Jan record low C = 18.0
|Feb record low C = 19.0
|Mar record low C = 18.0
|Apr record low C = 18.3
|May record low C = 16.0
|Jun record low C = 18.2
|Jul record low C = 18.2
|Aug record low C = 19.0
|Sep record low C = 18.5
|Oct record low C = 16.8
|Nov record low C = 18.5
|Dec record low C = 18.0
|year record low C = 16.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 34.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 54.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 155.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 241.2
|May precipitation mm = 276.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 354.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 681.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 687.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 561.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 406.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 123.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 27.5
|year precipitation mm = 3602.7
|Jan humidity = 80
|Feb humidity = 79
|Mar humidity = 80
|Apr humidity = 81
|May humidity = 82
|Jun humidity = 85
|Jul humidity = 87
|Aug humidity = 88
|Sep humidity = 86
|Oct humidity = 84
|Nov humidity = 83
|Dec humidity = 82
|year humidity = 83
|unit precipitation days= 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5
|Feb precipitation days = 9
|Mar precipitation days = 15
|Apr precipitation days = 18
|May precipitation days = 21
|Jun precipitation days = 23
|Jul precipitation days = 27
|Aug precipitation days = 30
|Sep precipitation days = 26
|Oct precipitation days = 24
|Nov precipitation days = 12
|Dec precipitation days = 5
|year precipitation days = 215
|Jan sun = 193.3
|Feb sun = 179.1
|Mar sun = 171.9
|Apr sun = 176.5
|May sun = 175.8
|Jun sun = 123.1
|Jul sun = 72.0
|Aug sun = 53.2
|Sep sun = 90.8
|Oct sun = 131.2
|Nov sun = 162.1
|Dec sun = 184.2
|year sun = 1713.2
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name = WMOdouala >
{{cite web
|url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1513
|title = World Weather Information Service – Douala
|publisher= World Meteorological Organization
|access-date = 13 June 2016}}</ref> Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)<ref name = doualameteoclimat>
{{cite web 
|url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1526
|title = Station Douala
|publisher = Meteo Climat 
|language = fr 
|access-date = 13 June 2016}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity, 1957-1990),<ref name = DWDdouala>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_649100_kt.pdf
|title = Klimatafel von Douala (Duala), Observatorium / Kamerun
|work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
|publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
|language = de
|access-date = 13 June 2016}}</ref> NOAA (sun, 1961-1990)<ref name = NOAADouala>
{{cite web
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/KM/64910.TXT
|title = Douala Climate Normals 1961-1990
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = 13 June 2016}}</ref>
|date=November 2011
}}

{{Weather box|width = auto
|location = Garoua
|collapsed = Yes
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high C = 34.4
|Feb high C = 37.3
|Mar high C = 39.8
|Apr high C = 39.5
|May high C = 36.5
|Jun high C = 33.2
|Jul high C = 31.1
|Aug high C = 30.7
|Sep high C = 31.5
|Oct high C = 34.2
|Nov high C = 36.0
|Dec high C = 34.8
|year high C = 34.9
|Jan mean C = 26.0
|Feb mean C = 28.9
|Mar mean C = 32.2
|Apr mean C = 33.0
|May mean C = 30.7
|Jun mean C = 28.2
|Jul mean C = 26.6
|Aug mean C = 26.4
|Sep mean C = 26.7
|Oct mean C = 28.1
|Nov mean C = 27.3
|Dec mean C = 26.0
|year mean C = 28.3
|Jan low C = 17.5
|Feb low C = 20.5
|Mar low C = 24.7
|Apr low C = 26.4
|May low C = 24.9
|Jun low C = 23.2
|Jul low C = 22.2
|Aug low C = 22.0
|Sep low C = 21.9
|Oct low C = 22.2
|Nov low C = 19.2
|Dec low C = 17.3
|year low C = 21.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.0
|Feb rain mm = 0.0
|Mar rain mm = 2.0
|Apr rain mm = 44.1
|May rain mm = 108.4
|Jun rain mm = 134.8
|Jul rain mm = 205.3
|Aug rain mm = 247.9
|Sep rain mm = 190.0
|Oct rain mm = 63.3
|Nov rain mm = 1.6
|Dec rain mm = 0.0
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 0
|Feb rain days = 0
|Mar rain days = 1
|Apr rain days = 5
|May rain days = 9
|Jun rain days = 11
|Jul rain days = 14
|Aug rain days = 17
|Sep rain days = 24
|Oct rain days = 6
|Nov rain days = 1
|Dec rain days = 0
|Jan sun = 275.0
|Feb sun = 252.6
|Mar sun = 260.1
|Apr sun = 245.4
|May sun = 256.7
|Jun sun = 224.4
|Jul sun = 194.0
|Aug sun = 187.2
|Sep sun = 204.5
|Oct sun = 261.5
|Nov sun = 279.2
|Dec sun = 286.5
|year sun = 2927.1
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAAgaroua>{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/KM/64860.TXT
| title = Garoua Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = March 8, 2015}}</ref>
|date=November 2011
}}