Kousséri
City in Cameroon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Wahid at sultanate of Kousséri: user:Amcaja, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kousséri is a city in Cameroon, in Far North. About 139,024 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Cameroon in our atlas.
It lies at 12.08° N, 15.03° E, about 300 m (984 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Douala time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kousséri. Green dots: other major cities of Cameroon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kousséri has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 42°C (108°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 15°C (59°F). Around 529 mm (21 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in CameroonNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Maroua · 182 km
- Ngaoundéré · 550 km
- Bertoua · 845 km
- Bamenda · 861 km
- Bafoussam · 887 km
- Nkongsamba · 964 km
- Yaoundé · 988 km
- Kumba · 1,024 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2229798 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q697662 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Wahid at sultanate of Kousséri: user:Amcaja, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)