Bafang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bafang?

Bafang has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 3,060 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bafang?

The hottest day measured in Bafang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2016, reaching 34.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bafang?

The coldest day measured in Bafang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1954, at 9.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bafang?

Almost never: Bafang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Bafang warmed?

Yes: Bafang warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bafang?

The wettest day measured in Bafang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2015, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bafang?

The windiest day measured in Bafang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1978, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bafang?

The warmest month in Bafang is February (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bafang?

Bafang receives on average 3,060 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 274 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bafang?

Bafang gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bafang (Cameroon) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 3,060 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Bafang averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 274 rainy days per year.

Bafang has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 22 February 2016) and the coldest 9.9 °C (on 2 August 1954).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

BafangWest Region

coords: 5.16°, 10.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

19.8°C

Average daily high

25.3°C

Average daily low

16.1°C

Annual rainfall

3,060mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

7.6km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

274 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.9 °C

Average feels-like low

17.4 °C

Average peak gust

31.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

34.3 °C

22 February 2016

Coldest day

9.9 °C

2 August 1954

Wettest day

124 mm

27 July 2015

Windiest day

18.6 km/h

23 November 1978

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

15 May 1954

Hottest feels-like

35.9 °C

17 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

8.8 °C

2 August 1954

Sunniest day

12.0 h

23 July 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.4 °C15 March 2025	12.8 °C30 January 2025	20.8 °C	2,866 mm	48
2024	33.4 °C27 February 2024	12.9 °C16 January 2024	21.3 °C	2,373 mm	63
2023	33.6 °C1 March 2023	12.5 °C10 January 2023	21.0 °C	3,008 mm	41
2022	32.4 °C1 March 2022	12.7 °C26 January 2022	20.5 °C	2,739 mm	22
2021	33.0 °C5 March 2021	13.3 °C17 December 2021	20.8 °C	2,775 mm	48
2020	34.0 °C29 February 2020	11.1 °C26 January 2020	21.0 °C	2,826 mm	59
2019	32.0 °C22 January 2019	13.2 °C24 December 2019	20.7 °C	3,235 mm	32
2018	33.7 °C6 February 2018	12.4 °C5 January 2018	20.5 °C	3,122 mm	31
2017	33.8 °C23 February 2017	12.6 °C4 January 2017	20.7 °C	3,044 mm	56
2016	34.3 °C22 February 2016	12.4 °C20 December 2016	20.9 °C	2,886 mm	53
2015	32.4 °C10 February 2015	10.9 °C11 January 2015	20.5 °C	3,146 mm	33
2014	32.7 °C24 February 2014	11.1 °C7 January 2014	20.3 °C	3,027 mm	34
2013	31.9 °C21 February 2013	11.3 °C17 December 2013	20.2 °C	3,590 mm	20
2012	32.8 °C29 January 2012	12.5 °C17 January 2012	20.3 °C	2,951 mm	31
2011	31.3 °C26 January 2011	11.2 °C1 January 2011	20.2 °C	2,964 mm	22
2010	33.2 °C31 January 2010	11.7 °C11 December 2010	20.8 °C	2,934 mm	49
2009	31.7 °C18 December 2009	12.9 °C24 December 2009	20.4 °C	3,077 mm	14
2008	31.8 °C3 March 2008	12.2 °C1 February 2008	20.2 °C	2,854 mm	26
2007	32.7 °C8 February 2007	11.0 °C3 January 2007	20.2 °C	3,061 mm	38
2006	31.0 °C10 February 2006	12.3 °C30 December 2006	20.2 °C	3,071 mm	9
2005	33.7 °C19 February 2005	11.5 °C8 January 2005	20.3 °C	3,112 mm	23
2004	33.5 °C24 March 2004	12.6 °C19 February 2004	20.3 °C	3,168 mm	43
2003	31.9 °C8 February 2003	12.8 °C7 January 2003	20.2 °C	2,962 mm	24
2002	31.5 °C22 February 2002	12.0 °C28 January 2002	20.0 °C	3,198 mm	15
2001	31.7 °C27 February 2001	11.7 °C4 January 2001	19.8 °C	2,987 mm	15
2000	32.9 °C13 March 2000	12.1 °C7 December 2000	19.8 °C	2,870 mm	32
1999	30.1 °C10 April 1999	12.2 °C15 December 1999	19.6 °C	3,365 mm	1
1998	32.6 °C13 March 1998	12.9 °C18 February 1998	20.6 °C	2,561 mm	46
1997	32.3 °C10 March 1997	11.5 °C14 February 1997	20.0 °C	2,965 mm	40
1996	31.0 °C26 February 1996	13.2 °C21 July 1996	19.9 °C	2,973 mm	7
1995	30.7 °C3 March 1995	12.4 °C24 January 1995	20.0 °C	3,007 mm	4
1994	30.9 °C2 March 1994	12.1 °C22 February 1994	19.9 °C	3,156 mm	5
1993	30.1 °C25 February 1993	11.1 °C24 January 1993	19.8 °C	3,548 mm	2
1992	32.3 °C8 March 1992	11.4 °C11 January 1992	19.7 °C	3,077 mm	19
1991	30.5 °C12 February 1991	12.8 °C29 December 1991	19.6 °C	2,963 mm	5
1990	32.5 °C27 March 1990	12.9 °C13 February 1990	19.9 °C	3,332 mm	30
1989	31.9 °C3 March 1989	10.1 °C21 January 1989	19.6 °C	3,073 mm	15
1988	31.4 °C26 February 1988	13.4 °C14 December 1988	19.9 °C	3,033 mm	7
1987	30.9 °C10 February 1987	11.9 °C7 January 1987	20.2 °C	3,081 mm	9
1986	31.0 °C3 February 1986	11.4 °C21 December 1986	19.5 °C	3,401 mm	2
1985	30.4 °C5 March 1985	12.0 °C8 February 1985	19.3 °C	3,483 mm	2
1984	30.8 °C2 March 1984	10.7 °C16 December 1984	19.5 °C	3,265 mm	8
1983	33.0 °C21 March 1983	10.6 °C9 January 1983	20.1 °C	3,011 mm	33
1982	30.8 °C10 March 1982	12.1 °C30 December 1982	19.5 °C	3,387 mm	1
1981	30.6 °C15 February 1981	11.7 °C10 February 1981	19.5 °C	3,084 mm	2
1980	30.8 °C19 February 1980	12.3 °C7 January 1980	19.7 °C	3,475 mm	10
1979	29.7 °C3 March 1979	12.0 °C9 December 1979	19.6 °C	3,230 mm	0
1978	30.0 °C24 January 1978	10.9 °C12 January 1978	19.4 °C	3,251 mm	1
1977	30.7 °C22 March 1977	12.6 °C28 December 1977	19.6 °C	2,686 mm	4
1976	28.1 °C18 March 1976	11.9 °C3 January 1976	19.1 °C	3,679 mm	0
1975	29.8 °C12 March 1975	10.5 °C10 December 1975	19.0 °C	3,335 mm	0
1974	29.8 °C10 February 1974	10.6 °C28 December 1974	19.1 °C	3,282 mm	0
1973	31.3 °C11 March 1973	12.5 °C30 December 1973	19.7 °C	3,357 mm	8
1972	30.0 °C21 December 1972	10.9 °C14 February 1972	19.5 °C	3,203 mm	1
1971	30.4 °C12 February 1971	10.4 °C21 December 1971	19.2 °C	3,345 mm	2
1970	31.3 °C10 February 1970	11.7 °C29 November 1970	19.5 °C	2,990 mm	7
1969	30.9 °C13 February 1969	12.7 °C24 December 1969	19.6 °C	3,368 mm	2
1968	28.8 °C5 April 1968	12.2 °C25 December 1968	19.3 °C	3,415 mm	0
1967	29.8 °C8 March 1967	10.9 °C24 February 1967	19.1 °C	3,127 mm	0
1966	32.0 °C7 March 1966	11.8 °C3 January 1966	19.7 °C	3,064 mm	28
1965	28.6 °C5 March 1965	11.1 °C4 February 1965	19.2 °C	3,002 mm	0
1964	31.4 °C26 February 1964	12.4 °C23 November 1964	19.5 °C	2,730 mm	24
1963	31.5 °C18 February 1963	12.1 °C5 January 1963	19.6 °C	2,597 mm	12
1962	30.9 °C3 February 1962	11.3 °C4 January 1962	19.2 °C	3,184 mm	7
1961	31.2 °C7 March 1961	11.9 °C22 December 1961	19.3 °C	2,619 mm	18
1960	30.4 °C19 February 1960	12.3 °C2 January 1960	19.4 °C	3,342 mm	9
1959	31.2 °C10 March 1959	12.0 °C29 December 1959	19.5 °C	2,836 mm	17
1958	30.6 °C15 February 1958	12.1 °C28 July 1958	19.5 °C	2,940 mm	13
1957	30.3 °C24 February 1957	11.8 °C3 February 1957	19.2 °C	3,089 mm	3
1956	31.2 °C11 February 1956	12.2 °C4 January 1956	19.0 °C	3,230 mm	5
1955	30.7 °C19 February 1955	12.5 °C20 December 1955	19.2 °C	3,127 mm	10
1954	29.4 °C4 March 1954	9.9 °C2 August 1954	18.9 °C	3,052 mm	0
1953	29.9 °C5 February 1953	12.9 °C21 January 1953	19.3 °C	2,862 mm	0
1952	30.8 °C5 March 1952	12.9 °C5 January 1952	19.4 °C	3,277 mm	4
1951	30.9 °C3 March 1951	12.7 °C27 December 1951	19.3 °C	3,352 mm	1
1950	29.8 °C24 January 1950	11.8 °C21 February 1950	19.0 °C	2,768 mm	0
1949	32.0 °C16 February 1949	11.9 °C9 February 1949	19.4 °C	3,095 mm	19
1948	30.7 °C25 February 1948	12.1 °C3 February 1948	19.2 °C	2,946 mm	11
1947	29.7 °C30 January 1947	12.8 °C10 September 1947	19.2 °C	2,822 mm	0
1946	32.1 °C23 February 1946	11.7 °C19 January 1946	19.3 °C	2,705 mm	31
1945	31.1 °C24 February 1945	11.2 °C5 February 1945	19.3 °C	2,829 mm	20
1944	30.9 °C15 February 1944	11.8 °C28 November 1944	19.3 °C	2,715 mm	12
1943	29.5 °C2 March 1943	11.5 °C24 July 1943	18.7 °C	2,621 mm	0
1942	29.9 °C12 February 1942	11.9 °C19 July 1942	18.9 °C	3,073 mm	0
1941	31.1 °C8 March 1941	11.6 °C7 December 1941	19.3 °C	3,060 mm	12
1940	29.1 °C4 March 1940	11.8 °C2 August 1940	19.0 °C	2,883 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.4 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

48 d/yr

+32

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2866 mm

-194 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.5 °C	+1.5 °C	54 mm	+14 mm
Feb	30.8 °C	+2.1 °C	33 mm	-45 mm
Mar	29.1 °C	+1.7 °C	206 mm	-37 mm
Apr	27.1 °C	+1.1 °C	339 mm	+3 mm
May	26.3 °C	+1.1 °C	297 mm	-54 mm
Jun	25.3 °C	+1.5 °C	299 mm	-35 mm
Jul	22.8 °C	+0.3 °C	405 mm	+73 mm
Aug	22.7 °C	+0.2 °C	206 mm	-122 mm
Sep	23.8 °C	+0.6 °C	413 mm	+26 mm
Oct	24.6 °C	+0.6 °C	446 mm	+46 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	+1.1 °C	135 mm	-44 mm
Dec	28.6 °C	+1.6 °C	34 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.4 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.8 °C

30 Jan 2025

Wettest day

42.7 mm

12 Jul 2025

Windiest day

16.9 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

11 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.2 °C

9 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.4 °C

30 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

12 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bafang?

Bafang has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 3,060 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bafang?

The hottest day measured in Bafang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2016, reaching 34.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bafang?

The coldest day measured in Bafang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1954, at 9.9 °C.

Does it snow in Bafang?

Almost never: Bafang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bafang warmed?

Yes: Bafang warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bafang?

The wettest day measured in Bafang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2015, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bafang?

The windiest day measured in Bafang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1978, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bafang?

The warmest month in Bafang is February (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Bafang?

Bafang receives on average 3,060 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 274 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bafang?

Bafang gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bafang?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bafang.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bafang?

In Bafang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 17 March 2016, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 2 August 1954.

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