Adamawa · Cameroon
Ngaoundéré travel guide
Ngaoundéré is a city in Adamawa, Cameroon, home to about 190,000 people.
- Best months
- November
- Nearest airport
- NGE5 km · N'Gaoundéré Airport
- Currency
- XAFCentral African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Douala
- Language
- English, French
Things to do
What to see and do in Ngaoundéré
See
- Lamido Palace
- Lamido Grand Mosque
- Vina Waterfall
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When to go
The best time to visit Ngaoundéré
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ngaoundéré are November. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 282 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Ngaoundéré: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is N'Gaoundéré Airport (NGE), about 4.8 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Ngaoundéré has its own airport but there are no scheduled services. Nearest airport is in Garoua, a four hour bus drive to the north. Several overland options are available, both buses and private taxis travel from Douala, the capital Yaoundé and other nearby cities, however expect a slow ride. The railways in Cameroon has its northern terminus here. Camrail runs a daily overnight train from Yaoundé, the train has both seats and couchettes. Additionally, a much slower service runs three times per week, calling in more remote stations.
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NGE · N'Gaoundéré Airport
Questions
Ngaoundéré: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ngaoundéré?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ngaoundéré are November. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 282 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ngaoundéré?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is N'Gaoundéré Airport (NGE), about 4.8 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Ngaoundéré?
Central African CFA franc (XAF).
Nearby
Destinations near Ngaoundéré
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.