Cameroon is the quintessentially African country – it offers everything from rainforest around Réserve du Dja to the desert Sahel zone near Maroua. The official currency of Cameroon is the Central African CFA franc. English and French are official languages.
Yaoundé, spread over 7 hills, is the capital city of Cameroon. It is in the southern part of the country. Founded as an ivory trading post, the city still handles the production and distribution of some of the country’s main exports.
Things to do: | Breakfast At La Sintra | Check out Musée d’Art Camerounais | Visit The Mvog-Betsi Zoo | Explore Mfoundi Market | Enjoy A Traditional Cuisine At La Forêt Dense |
Weather: In Yaoundé, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is mostly cloudy, and it is warm and oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 66°F to 87°F and is rarely below 62°F or above 91°F.
Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Yaoundé for hot-weather activities is from late November to early March.
Maroua is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, stretching along the banks of the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers, “in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains.”
Points of interests: | Relais de la Porte Mayo | Restaurant Le Baobab | Grande Mosquée | Cathedral | Brochette and Grilled Fish Stalls | Marché Centrale |
Weather: In Maroua, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy and the dry season is sweltering and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 105°F and is rarely below 56°F or above 110°F.
Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Maroua for hot-weather activities is from mid November to early March.
Limbe is a beach town in western Cameroon. It’s known for its black sand beaches and Atlantic surf. A hospital and an airport serve the town, which also has beaches and boating facilities.
Point of interests: | Limbe Wildlife Centre | Limbe Botanic Garden | Down Beach | Bimbia |
Weather: The climate in Limbe is warm and temperate. The summers here have a good deal of rainfall, while the winters have very little. The climate here is classified as Cwa by the Köppen-Geiger system. The average temperature in Limbe is 19.9 °C. About 1174 mm of precipitation falls annually.
Douala is a coastal city in southwest Cameroon. Inland from the Wouri River, La Pagode, or the Palace of the Kings Bell, dates from the German colonial period.
Things to do: | Eat At Saga African Restaurant | Go On Safari At Lobeke National Park | Meet The People Of Baka Tribe | Go View The La Nouvelle Liberte b| Enjoy A Pastry At Delices | Swim At Limbe Beach |
Weather: February is the hottest month in Douala with an average temperature of 29°C (84°F) and the coldest is August at 26°C (78°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 8 in December. The wettest month is August with an average of 510mm of rain.
Waza National Park is a national park in the Department of Logone-et-Chari, in Far North Region, Cameroon. It plays host to a number of amazing wildlife.
Things to do: | Spot Lions, Elephants, Gazelles, Hartebeests, Hyenas | Check in Dabah Hotel |
Weather: The northernmost part of the country, on the shores of Lake Chad, is the driest area, where less than 600 millimetres (23.5 inches) of rain per year fall, while the wettest is the coast, where rainfall exceeds 3,000 mm (120 in) per year (see the map).
Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the Northwest Region. it’s a good jumping-off point for exploring the Ring Road circuit.
Points of interest: : | Mankon Museum | Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah’s Witnesses | Bamenda Ring Road | Presbyterian Handicraft Center | Fon’s Palace |
Weather: In Bamenda, the wet season is comfortable, humid, and overcast and the dry season is warm and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 58°F to 82°F and is rarely below 54°F or above 86°F.
Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Bamenda for warm-weather activities is from late November to late February.
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