Yaoundé
Capital of Cameroon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Yaoundé view from central market (2014): Bdx, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon, in Centre. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Cameroon in our atlas.
It lies at 3.87° N, 11.52° E, about 726 m (2,382 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Douala time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Yaoundé. Green dots: other major cities of Cameroon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Yaoundé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 19°C (66°F). Around 1,474 mm (58 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in CameroonNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Douala · 202 km
- Nkongsamba · 212 km
- Bafoussam · 216 km
- Kumba · 245 km
- Bertoua · 253 km
- Buea · 254 km
- Limbe · 256 km
- Bamenda · 278 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2220957 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3808 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Yaoundé view from central market (2014): Bdx, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- BLackitude Museum: Awinda, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mvog-Betsi Zoo-Botanical Park: Eleazar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Intérieur Basilique Marie-Reine des apôtres de Mvolyé 2: Steve Mvondo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Yaoundé Sports Palace 2014 (02): Bdx, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Quartier general: gtankam, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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