Bafoussam climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bafoussam?

Bafoussam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,407 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Bafoussam between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2020, reaching 35.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bafoussam?

The coldest day measured in Bafoussam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 10.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bafoussam?

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

Q: Has the climate of Bafoussam warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Bafoussam?

The wettest day measured in Bafoussam between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1952, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bafoussam?

The windiest day measured in Bafoussam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 2017, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bafoussam?

The warmest month in Bafoussam is February (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bafoussam?

Bafoussam receives on average 1,407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bafoussam?

Bafoussam gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bafoussam (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,407 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Bafoussam averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 207 rainy days per year.

Bafoussam 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 35.8 °C (on 19 March 2020) and the coldest 10.7 °C (on 25 December 1971).

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

BafoussamWest Region

coords: 5.48°, 10.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

26.2°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,407mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

11.4km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

46 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

207 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.6 °C

Average feels-like low

17.6 °C

Average peak gust

32.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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

35.8 °C

19 March 2020

Coldest day

10.7 °C

25 December 1971

Wettest day

92 mm

10 July 1952

Windiest day

23.5 km/h

13 December 2017

Strongest gust

59.4 km/h

4 November 2020

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

19 April 2010

Coldest feels-like

8.8 °C

25 January 2020

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.2 °C15 March 2025	14.2 °C10 January 2025	22.1 °C	1,286 mm	95
2024	34.8 °C27 February 2024	13.8 °C22 January 2024	22.6 °C	1,033 mm	117
2023	34.9 °C27 February 2023	13.1 °C10 January 2023	22.0 °C	1,538 mm	67
2022	33.9 °C1 March 2022	13.5 °C29 December 2022	21.7 °C	1,198 mm	64
2021	34.3 °C8 March 2021	14.4 °C10 December 2021	21.8 °C	1,307 mm	70
2020	35.8 °C19 March 2020	11.3 °C25 January 2020	22.1 °C	1,427 mm	92
2019	34.5 °C21 February 2019	13.6 °C9 December 2019	21.9 °C	1,503 mm	78
2018	34.7 °C6 February 2018	13.5 °C6 January 2018	21.6 °C	1,400 mm	69
2017	34.7 °C11 February 2017	13.5 °C25 November 2017	22.0 °C	1,382 mm	101
2016	35.0 °C22 February 2016	14.3 °C20 December 2016	22.0 °C	1,259 mm	94
2015	33.7 °C7 February 2015	12.1 °C11 January 2015	21.7 °C	1,581 mm	74
2014	35.0 °C24 February 2014	12.9 °C7 January 2014	21.4 °C	1,391 mm	66
2013	34.8 °C1 March 2013	11.9 °C18 December 2013	21.4 °C	1,406 mm	67
2012	35.7 °C30 March 2012	13.5 °C28 December 2012	21.5 °C	1,394 mm	70
2011	33.9 °C17 March 2011	11.5 °C1 January 2011	21.4 °C	1,354 mm	64
2010	34.6 °C4 April 2010	11.4 °C11 December 2010	22.0 °C	1,292 mm	88
2009	34.5 °C13 March 2009	13.2 °C28 December 2009	21.7 °C	1,357 mm	84
2008	32.9 °C6 March 2008	13.6 °C1 February 2008	21.2 °C	1,272 mm	52
2007	34.2 °C15 March 2007	10.7 °C3 January 2007	21.2 °C	1,490 mm	65
2006	33.3 °C10 February 2006	13.3 °C30 December 2006	21.4 °C	1,315 mm	74
2005	34.6 °C19 February 2005	12.6 °C8 January 2005	21.4 °C	1,429 mm	67
2004	34.9 °C1 April 2004	13.1 °C3 December 2004	21.3 °C	1,404 mm	71
2003	33.8 °C16 March 2003	13.3 °C8 December 2003	21.3 °C	1,375 mm	68
2002	32.5 °C13 March 2002	12.7 °C28 January 2002	21.0 °C	1,403 mm	33
2001	33.8 °C16 March 2001	12.8 °C10 January 2001	21.0 °C	1,255 mm	43
2000	33.8 °C16 March 2000	12.8 °C7 December 2000	20.9 °C	1,378 mm	45
1999	31.6 °C25 March 1999	13.1 °C14 December 1999	20.7 °C	1,530 mm	22
1998	34.0 °C24 March 1998	14.3 °C23 December 1998	21.8 °C	1,284 mm	80
1997	33.4 °C10 March 1997	13.6 °C30 January 1997	21.0 °C	1,418 mm	49
1996	33.0 °C6 March 1996	13.3 °C8 January 1996	21.0 °C	1,506 mm	45
1995	33.4 °C5 March 1995	13.2 °C24 January 1995	21.0 °C	1,556 mm	29
1994	33.3 °C2 March 1994	12.8 °C14 December 1994	21.0 °C	1,640 mm	40
1993	32.3 °C15 February 1993	12.0 °C24 January 1993	20.9 °C	1,517 mm	34
1992	33.0 °C8 March 1992	12.4 °C12 January 1992	20.7 °C	1,721 mm	30
1991	32.0 °C14 February 1991	13.0 °C21 December 1991	20.7 °C	1,473 mm	34
1990	33.5 °C29 March 1990	14.2 °C13 February 1990	21.0 °C	1,665 mm	49
1989	33.9 °C3 March 1989	11.7 °C28 January 1989	20.7 °C	1,502 mm	32
1988	33.8 °C1 March 1988	13.6 °C20 December 1988	21.0 °C	1,462 mm	44
1987	33.5 °C23 February 1987	12.9 °C2 January 1987	21.4 °C	1,311 mm	52
1986	32.4 °C3 February 1986	12.0 °C17 January 1986	20.7 °C	1,436 mm	19
1985	32.7 °C10 March 1985	13.6 °C8 February 1985	20.3 °C	1,826 mm	27
1984	32.3 °C4 February 1984	11.7 °C14 December 1984	20.6 °C	1,352 mm	35
1983	34.5 °C22 March 1983	12.4 °C10 January 1983	21.3 °C	1,239 mm	66
1982	33.2 °C21 February 1982	13.3 °C25 November 1982	20.5 °C	1,639 mm	9
1981	32.8 °C2 March 1981	12.6 °C29 November 1981	20.7 °C	1,404 mm	33
1980	33.0 °C23 February 1980	12.7 °C8 January 1980	20.8 °C	1,724 mm	48
1979	31.7 °C19 March 1979	12.3 °C11 December 1979	20.5 °C	1,546 mm	19
1978	32.9 °C25 February 1978	11.8 °C13 January 1978	20.6 °C	1,605 mm	31
1977	33.1 °C22 March 1977	13.4 °C25 December 1977	21.0 °C	1,263 mm	39
1976	31.2 °C31 January 1976	12.5 °C3 January 1976	20.1 °C	1,439 mm	2
1975	32.6 °C13 March 1975	11.6 °C12 December 1975	20.0 °C	1,476 mm	16
1974	31.0 °C17 February 1974	11.2 °C30 December 1974	20.1 °C	1,625 mm	13
1973	33.9 °C12 March 1973	13.1 °C22 November 1973	20.9 °C	1,580 mm	51
1972	32.4 °C21 February 1972	12.9 °C8 January 1972	20.7 °C	1,481 mm	22
1971	31.7 °C10 February 1971	10.7 °C25 December 1971	20.3 °C	1,530 mm	17
1970	34.1 °C18 February 1970	12.4 °C15 December 1970	20.7 °C	1,531 mm	33
1969	32.5 °C13 February 1969	13.5 °C24 December 1969	20.6 °C	1,797 mm	23
1968	30.8 °C16 February 1968	12.8 °C25 December 1968	20.4 °C	1,555 mm	12
1967	31.9 °C12 March 1967	12.9 °C20 January 1967	20.4 °C	1,594 mm	42
1966	33.0 °C7 March 1966	13.5 °C13 December 1966	20.9 °C	1,258 mm	66
1965	31.6 °C5 March 1965	13.2 °C5 February 1965	20.7 °C	945 mm	24
1964	33.1 °C6 March 1964	13.5 °C29 November 1964	21.0 °C	924 mm	57
1963	32.6 °C18 February 1963	12.9 °C2 January 1963	20.8 °C	1,238 mm	56
1962	33.0 °C26 February 1962	12.5 °C4 January 1962	20.4 °C	1,364 mm	35
1961	32.8 °C8 March 1961	13.4 °C22 December 1961	20.5 °C	1,298 mm	45
1960	32.1 °C22 February 1960	13.6 °C24 November 1960	20.7 °C	1,429 mm	63
1959	33.0 °C17 March 1959	13.0 °C12 December 1959	20.8 °C	1,206 mm	56
1958	32.8 °C4 March 1958	12.1 °C28 July 1958	20.7 °C	1,402 mm	64
1957	31.5 °C15 March 1957	13.0 °C3 February 1957	20.2 °C	1,563 mm	20
1956	31.6 °C16 February 1956	12.8 °C19 December 1956	20.0 °C	1,481 mm	19
1955	32.1 °C20 February 1955	13.0 °C11 December 1955	20.3 °C	1,526 mm	33
1954	31.4 °C9 February 1954	11.2 °C2 August 1954	19.9 °C	1,246 mm	10
1953	31.7 °C11 February 1953	13.2 °C1 December 1953	20.4 °C	1,344 mm	22
1952	33.1 °C5 March 1952	13.6 °C14 August 1952	20.6 °C	1,682 mm	41
1951	31.9 °C3 March 1951	13.5 °C27 December 1951	20.3 °C	1,664 mm	13
1950	30.8 °C25 February 1950	12.3 °C25 August 1950	20.2 °C	1,053 mm	17
1949	32.7 °C15 March 1949	12.8 °C17 December 1949	20.5 °C	1,169 mm	49
1948	32.1 °C18 February 1948	13.3 °C23 December 1948	20.2 °C	1,612 mm	30
1947	32.1 °C22 February 1947	13.7 °C22 July 1947	20.5 °C	1,437 mm	51
1946	33.2 °C24 February 1946	13.0 °C19 January 1946	20.4 °C	1,349 mm	49
1945	32.0 °C24 March 1945	12.2 °C21 December 1945	20.4 °C	1,380 mm	47
1944	31.9 °C22 February 1944	12.5 °C28 November 1944	20.4 °C	1,310 mm	27
1943	31.9 °C10 March 1943	12.2 °C29 August 1943	20.1 °C	868 mm	21
1942	31.7 °C7 February 1942	13.4 °C19 July 1942	20.0 °C	1,271 mm	32
1941	32.6 °C11 March 1941	12.5 °C7 December 1941	20.5 °C	1,219 mm	50
1940	31.5 °C4 March 1940	12.7 °C2 August 1940	20.1 °C	1,088 mm	16

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

95 d/yr

+49

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1286 mm

-121 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.7 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Feb	32.4 °C	+2.0 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
Mar	32.2 °C	+2.6 °C	21 mm	-26 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+1.1 °C	101 mm	-5 mm
May	26.8 °C	+1.0 °C	106 mm	-38 mm
Jun	26.1 °C	+1.6 °C	121 mm	-41 mm
Jul	23.8 °C	+0.4 °C	287 mm	+54 mm
Aug	24.0 °C	+0.6 °C	142 mm	-102 mm
Sep	24.6 °C	+0.8 °C	304 mm	+68 mm
Oct	24.9 °C	+0.6 °C	165 mm	-11 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	+1.0 °C	37 mm	-8 mm
Dec	29.5 °C	+1.9 °C	3 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.2 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.2 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

30.3 mm

27 Jul 2025

Windiest day

22.8 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

11 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.5 °C

18 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.3 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

4 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bafoussam?

Bafoussam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,407 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bafoussam?

The hottest day measured in Bafoussam between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2020, reaching 35.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bafoussam?

The coldest day measured in Bafoussam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 10.7 °C.

Does it snow in Bafoussam?

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

Has the climate of Bafoussam warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Bafoussam?

The wettest day measured in Bafoussam between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1952, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bafoussam?

The windiest day measured in Bafoussam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 2017, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bafoussam?

The warmest month in Bafoussam is February (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Bafoussam?

Bafoussam receives on average 1,407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bafoussam?

Bafoussam gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bafoussam?

Yes: Bafoussam has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bafoussam?

In Bafoussam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 25 January 2020.

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