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Cameroon travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon. Photo: Yona Tientcheu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7hflight from London
Central African CFA franccurrency
Apply onlinefor UK passports
Type C, Eplugs

All of Africa in one country: volcano, rainforest and savannah

Don't miss

  1. Mount Cameroon
  2. Limbe
  3. Waza National Park
Good forMountains & hikingWildlife & safari

Best time to visit Cameroon from the UK

Best value: Mar, Nov. Nov–Feb; check FCDO advice for several regions. Busiest and priciest: Dec–Feb.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Yaoundé, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Yaoundé for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: March and NovemberThe warmest of the best-value months (24°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Dec–FebUsually 24–25°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Apr–OctAround 22–24°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: February (25°C) · coolest: August (22°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Festivals and events

  • Ngondo Festival Dec · Douala
  • Nguon Festival Nov · Foumban

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 7h
Distance
5,408 km
Main airport
NSI

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Central African CFA francCapital: Yaoundé
Type C, E · 220VBring a UK adapter
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
117
EmergencyAmbulance 112
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • FCDO adviceAdvises against travel to parts of CameroonCheck which areas before you book.
  • VisaApply online before you goeVisa before you travel
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Cameroon, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 9 February 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Cameroon before you book and again before you go.

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