Bafia climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bafia?

Bafia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,092 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Bafia between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2020, reaching 38.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bafia?

The coldest day measured in Bafia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1975, at 15.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bafia?

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

Q: Has the climate of Bafia warmed?

Yes: Bafia warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bafia?

The wettest day measured in Bafia between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2007, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bafia?

The windiest day measured in Bafia between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1946, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bafia?

The warmest month in Bafia is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bafia?

Bafia receives on average 1,092 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bafia?

Bafia gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bafia (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,092 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Bafia averages 0 frost days, 161 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.

Bafia has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 28 February 2020) and the coldest 15.1 °C (on 10 December 1975).

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

BafiaCentre

coords: 4.75°, 11.23°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.9°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

21.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,092mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

3.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

161 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

186 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.9 °C

Average feels-like low

24.8 °C

Average peak gust

28.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

348 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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

38.6 °C

28 February 2020

Coldest day

15.1 °C

10 December 1975

Wettest day

113 mm

17 April 2007

Windiest day

24.3 km/h

4 March 1946

Strongest gust

55.8 km/h

13 March 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

4 April 2017

Coldest feels-like

13.9 °C

7 January 1983

Sunniest day

11.9 h

25 May 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.1 °C13 March 2025	19.5 °C11 January 2025	26.0 °C	1,048 mm	233
2024	37.0 °C27 March 2024	19.7 °C28 January 2024	26.4 °C	958 mm	262
2023	37.5 °C27 February 2023	19.4 °C13 December 2023	26.0 °C	1,163 mm	246
2022	35.9 °C17 February 2022	19.7 °C29 January 2022	25.6 °C	1,036 mm	212
2021	37.6 °C5 March 2021	20.5 °C15 September 2021	25.9 °C	1,034 mm	226
2020	38.6 °C28 February 2020	17.0 °C26 January 2020	26.1 °C	1,043 mm	246
2019	37.5 °C21 February 2019	20.3 °C28 September 2019	25.8 °C	1,196 mm	233
2018	36.5 °C6 February 2018	19.1 °C5 January 2018	25.7 °C	1,028 mm	257
2017	37.8 °C4 March 2017	19.9 °C24 November 2017	25.8 °C	1,058 mm	217
2016	37.8 °C19 February 2016	19.3 °C31 January 2016	25.8 °C	1,238 mm	237
2015	36.6 °C15 March 2015	15.4 °C11 January 2015	25.6 °C	982 mm	227
2014	37.1 °C24 February 2014	19.7 °C7 January 2014	25.3 °C	1,274 mm	205
2013	36.2 °C24 February 2013	15.5 °C17 December 2013	25.3 °C	1,042 mm	185
2012	37.7 °C25 March 2012	19.6 °C27 October 2012	25.4 °C	1,056 mm	200
2011	35.8 °C16 March 2011	18.2 °C1 December 2011	25.3 °C	960 mm	207
2010	36.9 °C2 February 2010	18.7 °C11 December 2010	25.9 °C	1,018 mm	217
2009	36.2 °C26 March 2009	19.7 °C4 July 2009	25.6 °C	925 mm	235
2008	36.1 °C3 March 2008	17.2 °C1 February 2008	25.3 °C	964 mm	211
2007	36.9 °C12 February 2007	16.2 °C3 January 2007	25.1 °C	1,509 mm	171
2006	35.7 °C12 February 2006	19.9 °C17 June 2006	25.5 °C	834 mm	224
2005	36.3 °C3 March 2005	17.4 °C10 January 2005	25.5 °C	852 mm	219
2004	37.5 °C26 March 2004	19.5 °C11 August 2004	25.4 °C	1,053 mm	198
2003	36.4 °C8 February 2003	18.7 °C4 July 2003	25.3 °C	1,092 mm	190
2002	35.3 °C23 February 2002	19.5 °C31 December 2002	25.0 °C	1,043 mm	162
2001	34.9 °C12 March 2001	18.6 °C23 July 2001	24.9 °C	1,108 mm	168
2000	37.0 °C26 February 2000	18.6 °C17 December 2000	24.8 °C	1,176 mm	145
1999	34.7 °C27 March 1999	19.3 °C11 January 1999	24.7 °C	1,293 mm	168
1998	38.4 °C7 February 1998	19.2 °C7 January 1998	25.7 °C	1,036 mm	211
1997	36.4 °C3 March 1997	19.3 °C24 October 1997	25.0 °C	1,168 mm	146
1996	35.3 °C30 January 1996	19.9 °C22 August 1996	24.9 °C	1,201 mm	172
1995	36.2 °C5 March 1995	18.9 °C23 January 1995	24.9 °C	1,406 mm	166
1994	35.5 °C25 February 1994	18.3 °C20 December 1994	24.9 °C	1,343 mm	172
1993	35.8 °C13 February 1993	17.7 °C25 January 1993	24.9 °C	1,245 mm	168
1992	37.1 °C22 February 1992	17.5 °C11 January 1992	24.7 °C	1,142 mm	153
1991	34.1 °C21 February 1991	19.5 °C18 October 1991	24.7 °C	1,107 mm	117
1990	36.7 °C6 March 1990	19.7 °C18 July 1990	24.8 °C	1,143 mm	130
1989	36.0 °C6 March 1989	17.6 °C12 January 1989	24.6 °C	1,035 mm	154
1988	36.3 °C26 February 1988	19.1 °C28 December 1988	24.9 °C	1,275 mm	167
1987	35.6 °C23 February 1987	19.4 °C21 December 1987	25.1 °C	1,192 mm	159
1986	34.2 °C2 February 1986	18.1 °C22 December 1986	24.4 °C	1,379 mm	123
1985	35.5 °C7 March 1985	18.3 °C6 December 1985	24.2 °C	1,399 mm	113
1984	35.3 °C27 February 1984	15.4 °C16 December 1984	24.6 °C	1,168 mm	142
1983	36.9 °C22 March 1983	15.3 °C7 January 1983	24.9 °C	985 mm	150
1982	34.6 °C20 February 1982	18.2 °C11 February 1982	24.3 °C	1,333 mm	120
1981	34.5 °C16 February 1981	18.7 °C6 September 1981	24.4 °C	1,190 mm	142
1980	34.9 °C10 February 1980	18.5 °C14 December 1980	24.6 °C	1,261 mm	165
1979	36.1 °C11 February 1979	19.0 °C1 January 1979	24.4 °C	1,251 mm	138
1978	35.6 °C24 February 1978	17.9 °C12 January 1978	24.5 °C	1,155 mm	162
1977	35.4 °C14 February 1977	19.0 °C28 December 1977	24.8 °C	875 mm	185
1976	32.8 °C6 April 1976	18.1 °C25 January 1976	24.1 °C	1,092 mm	120
1975	35.1 °C13 March 1975	15.1 °C10 December 1975	24.0 °C	1,095 mm	108
1974	34.8 °C11 February 1974	17.7 °C28 December 1974	23.9 °C	1,534 mm	94
1973	36.5 °C26 February 1973	19.0 °C28 November 1973	24.7 °C	1,425 mm	141
1972	35.2 °C19 February 1972	18.7 °C8 January 1972	24.4 °C	1,190 mm	146
1971	34.6 °C17 February 1971	15.6 °C21 December 1971	24.0 °C	1,419 mm	124
1970	36.0 °C17 February 1970	17.9 °C3 December 1970	24.4 °C	1,369 mm	146
1969	34.8 °C23 February 1969	18.7 °C5 November 1969	24.3 °C	1,408 mm	124
1968	34.2 °C10 February 1968	18.7 °C2 November 1968	24.3 °C	1,308 mm	110
1967	36.1 °C20 March 1967	18.7 °C18 January 1967	24.3 °C	1,332 mm	137
1966	35.8 °C25 February 1966	18.6 °C1 September 1966	25.1 °C	886 mm	159
1965	34.3 °C6 March 1965	19.8 °C29 July 1965	24.8 °C	800 mm	177
1964	36.3 °C26 February 1964	19.6 °C31 December 1964	25.1 °C	621 mm	175
1963	34.8 °C10 March 1963	19.6 °C9 August 1963	25.1 °C	902 mm	142
1962	35.3 °C27 February 1962	19.4 °C13 August 1962	24.5 °C	1,008 mm	126
1961	35.9 °C15 March 1961	18.9 °C31 July 1961	24.7 °C	902 mm	148
1960	35.4 °C1 March 1960	19.5 °C15 October 1960	24.8 °C	967 mm	160
1959	36.5 °C17 March 1959	19.6 °C20 August 1959	25.1 °C	758 mm	174
1958	35.6 °C21 February 1958	19.2 °C2 August 1958	24.7 °C	883 mm	133
1957	34.8 °C19 February 1957	19.2 °C29 September 1957	24.4 °C	950 mm	106
1956	34.3 °C11 February 1956	18.5 °C20 August 1956	23.9 °C	1,087 mm	85
1955	35.2 °C20 February 1955	19.0 °C24 July 1955	24.2 °C	1,123 mm	103
1954	33.4 °C27 January 1954	16.3 °C3 August 1954	24.0 °C	996 mm	81
1953	34.0 °C9 February 1953	18.7 °C30 November 1953	24.3 °C	1,205 mm	108
1952	35.0 °C6 March 1952	19.1 °C15 October 1952	24.4 °C	1,265 mm	128
1951	34.0 °C22 February 1951	20.0 °C24 September 1951	24.5 °C	1,122 mm	156
1950	34.2 °C7 March 1950	16.6 °C9 August 1950	24.5 °C	724 mm	165
1949	36.1 °C16 March 1949	19.2 °C16 August 1949	24.6 °C	916 mm	137
1948	35.1 °C18 February 1948	18.9 °C23 July 1948	24.3 °C	1,212 mm	101
1947	35.2 °C22 February 1947	18.1 °C10 September 1947	24.4 °C	949 mm	113
1946	35.9 °C24 February 1946	18.4 °C12 July 1946	24.3 °C	1,009 mm	120
1945	35.2 °C27 February 1945	18.9 °C27 July 1945	24.5 °C	1,099 mm	133
1944	34.7 °C9 February 1944	19.4 °C19 July 1944	24.7 °C	841 mm	143
1943	35.0 °C6 March 1943	17.8 °C23 July 1943	24.2 °C	653 mm	100
1942	35.1 °C7 February 1942	17.3 °C19 July 1942	24.2 °C	927 mm	102
1941	35.2 °C3 March 1941	18.6 °C5 August 1941	24.7 °C	714 mm	155
1940	34.9 °C4 March 1940	17.8 °C2 August 1940	24.1 °C	951 mm	85

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.0 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

233 d/yr

+72

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1048 mm

-44 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.9 °C	+2.2 °C	2 mm	-6 mm
Feb	34.7 °C	+1.7 °C	4 mm	-11 mm
Mar	34.3 °C	+1.9 °C	34 mm	-30 mm
Apr	32.0 °C	+1.2 °C	128 mm	+18 mm
May	30.8 °C	+1.0 °C	99 mm	-27 mm
Jun	30.5 °C	+1.9 °C	89 mm	-25 mm
Jul	27.9 °C	+0.3 °C	107 mm	+2 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	-0.1 °C	77 mm	-44 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.3 °C	216 mm	+49 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+0.8 °C	226 mm	+52 mm
Nov	30.3 °C	+1.2 °C	59 mm	-17 mm
Dec	32.4 °C	+1.9 °C	8 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.1 °C

13 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.5 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

61.8 mm

28 Oct 2025

Windiest day

23.2 km/h

12 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

55.8 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.3 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

25 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bafia?

Bafia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,092 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bafia?

The hottest day measured in Bafia between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2020, reaching 38.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bafia?

The coldest day measured in Bafia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1975, at 15.1 °C.

Does it snow in Bafia?

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

Has the climate of Bafia warmed?

Yes: Bafia warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bafia?

The wettest day measured in Bafia between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2007, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bafia?

The windiest day measured in Bafia between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1946, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bafia?

The warmest month in Bafia is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Bafia?

Bafia receives on average 1,092 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bafia?

Bafia gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bafia?

Yes: Bafia has on average 348 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bafia?

In Bafia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 4 April 2017, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 7 January 1983.

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