Yagoua

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Yagoua
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Yagoua
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 10°20′34″N15°14′26″E / 10.34278°N 15.24056°E / 10.34278; 15.24056
Country Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
Province Far North (Extrême-Nord)
Department Mayo-Danay
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
41,957
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Carrefour Total Yagoua

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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Administrative structure

Localities are:

Climate

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

References

  1. "Climate: Yagoua". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.