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Solar data for Cameroon
Across the 87 places in Cameroon the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 4° in Ébolowa to 15° in Kousséri, and flat ground gets 4.2 to 6.1 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Cameroon at a glance
Averages over 87 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 4.17–4.56
- 4.56–4.95
- 4.95–5.34
- 5.34–5.72
- 5.72–6.11
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Cameroon is Blangwa (Far North) with 6.11 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Limbe with 4.17. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,211 kWh a year in Limbe to 1,796 kWh in Blangwa — 1,454 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 4° in Ébolowa to 15° in Kousséri. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 0° on average: at 70° that month brings 0.97 kWh per kWp a day in Limbe and 1.52 kWh in Blangwa.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Cameroon
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blangwa | Far North | 6.11 | 1,796 | 15° |
| 2 | Kousséri | Far North | 6.07 | 1,782 | 15° |
| 3 | Bogo | Far North | 5.95 | 1,744 | 13° |
| 3 | Maga | Far North | 5.95 | 1,744 | 14° |
| 5 | Mora | Far North | 5.94 | 1,744 | 14° |
| 6 | Maroua | Far North | 5.93 | 1,740 | 13° |
| 7 | Kaélé | Far North | 5.90 | 1,729 | 13° |
| 7 | Guidiguis | Far North | 5.90 | 1,728 | 13° |
| 7 | Yagoua | Far North | 5.90 | 1,727 | 13° |
| 10 | Mokolo | Far North | 5.89 | 1,733 | 13° |
Least sunny places in Cameroon
Solar by region in Cameroon
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far North | 10 | 5.95 | 1,747 | 14° | 1.34 kWh | Blangwa |
| North | 8 | 5.72 | 1,676 | 12° | 1.24 kWh | Guider |
| Adamaoua | 5 | 5.41 | 1,609 | 10° | 1.24 kWh | Ngaoundéré |
| North-West | 9 | 5.08 | 1,504 | 10° | 1.22 kWh | Nkambe |
| West | 11 | 4.95 | 1,464 | 8° | 1.19 kWh | Magba |
| East | 6 | 4.92 | 1,445 | 7° | 1.17 kWh | Garoua Boulaï |
| Centre | 11 | 4.63 | 1,358 | 6° | 1.13 kWh | Nanga Eboko |
| Littoral | 11 | 4.38 | 1,280 | 7° | 1.05 kWh | Melong |
| South | 5 | 4.36 | 1,272 | 4° | 1.08 kWh | Sangmélima |
| South-West | 11 | 4.33 | 1,263 | 7° | 1.03 kWh | Fontem |
Largest places in Cameroon at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douala | 4.0° N | 6° | 0° | 4.27 |
| Yaoundé | 3.9° N | 6° | 0° | 4.59 |
| Bamenda | 6.0° N | 9° | 0° | 5.00 |
| Bafoussam | 5.5° N | 8° | 0° | 5.04 |
| Maroua | 10.6° N | 13° | 0° | 5.93 |
| Ngaoundéré | 7.3° N | 11° | 0° | 5.46 |
| Kumba | 4.6° N | 7° | 0° | 4.30 |
| Nkongsamba | 5.0° N | 8° | 0° | 4.58 |
| Buea | 4.2° N | 6° | 0° | 4.19 |
| Kousséri | 12.1° N | 15° | 0° | 6.07 |
| Bertoua | 4.6° N | 7° | 0° | 4.88 |
| Limbe | 4.0° N | 6° | 0° | 4.17 |
| Foumban | 5.7° N | 9° | 0° | 5.13 |
| Kumbo | 6.2° N | 10° | 0° | 5.17 |
| Edéa | 3.8° N | 6° | 0° | 4.31 |
| Ébolowa | 2.9° N | 4° | 0° | 4.39 |
| Dschang | 5.4° N | 8° | 0° | 4.86 |
| Tiko | 4.1° N | 6° | 0° | 4.21 |
| Kribi | 2.9° N | 4° | 0° | 4.25 |
| Mbalmayo | 3.5° N | 5° | 0° | 4.49 |
Daylight and clock time in Cameroon
In Blangwa (12.8° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 12 h 53 min and the shortest 11 h 23 min; in Ambam (2.4° N), the southernmost, 12 h 16 min and 11 h 59 min. Cameroon does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Douala | 87 | UTC+1 | no daylight saving time |