Yagoua | |
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 Paddler at Yagoua | |
  Yagoua Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 10°20′34″N15°14′26″E / 10.34278°N 15.24056°E Coordinates: 10°20′34″N15°14′26″E / 10.34278°N 15.24056°E | |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Province | Far North (Extrême-Nord) |
| Department | Mayo-Danay |
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 41,957 |
Yagoua is a town and commune in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the capital of the department of Mayo-Danay.
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Yagoua has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) with little to no rain from October to April and moderate to heavy rainfall from May to September.
| Climate data for Yagoua | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.1 (102.4) | 39.2 (102.6) | 36.7 (98.1) | 33.8 (92.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.5 (88.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.8 (94.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.0 (82.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.0) | 17 (0.7) | 63 (2.5) | 109 (4.3) | 187 (7.4) | 235 (9.3) | 133 (5.2) | 24 (0.9) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 770 (30.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org [1] | |||||||||||||
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