Banyo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Banyo?

Banyo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,910 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Banyo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1990, reaching 36.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Banyo?

The coldest day measured in Banyo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1983, at 9.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Banyo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Banyo warmed?

Yes: Banyo warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Banyo?

The wettest day measured in Banyo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 2023, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Banyo?

The windiest day measured in Banyo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1954, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Banyo?

The warmest month in Banyo is March (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Banyo?

Banyo receives on average 1,910 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Banyo?

Banyo gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Banyo (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,910 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 March (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Banyo averages 0 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 205 rainy days per year.

Banyo has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 29 March 1990) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 7 January 1983).

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

BanyoAdamaoua Region

coords: 6.75°, 11.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.3°C

Average daily high

27.2°C

Average daily low

16.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,910mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

9.0km/h

Seasonal range

4.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

74 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

205 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.0 °C

Average feels-like low

17.3 °C

Average peak gust

28.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

6 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

36.2 °C

29 March 1990

Coldest day

9.2 °C

7 January 1983

Wettest day

97 mm

29 September 2023

Windiest day

23.1 km/h

20 November 1954

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

8 September 2001

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

19 April 2010

Coldest feels-like

6.1 °C

21 January 1989

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.2 °C29 March 2025	12.3 °C12 January 2025	22.4 °C	1,969 mm	128
2024	35.9 °C28 February 2024	11.0 °C18 January 2024	22.7 °C	1,453 mm	126
2023	34.8 °C2 March 2023	12.2 °C9 January 2023	22.3 °C	2,058 mm	97
2022	34.3 °C26 March 2022	12.2 °C1 February 2022	21.8 °C	1,942 mm	78
2021	34.3 °C8 March 2021	12.8 °C10 December 2021	21.9 °C	1,699 mm	82
2020	34.9 °C1 March 2020	9.7 °C26 January 2020	22.1 °C	1,735 mm	94
2019	35.5 °C14 March 2019	11.2 °C28 December 2019	22.2 °C	2,014 mm	106
2018	34.5 °C6 February 2018	10.7 °C5 January 2018	21.8 °C	1,880 mm	81
2017	34.5 °C18 March 2017	11.5 °C27 November 2017	22.1 °C	1,714 mm	117
2016	35.9 °C29 February 2016	11.7 °C30 January 2016	22.1 °C	1,817 mm	115
2015	35.4 °C15 March 2015	9.3 °C11 January 2015	21.9 °C	1,847 mm	97
2014	34.4 °C24 February 2014	11.5 °C7 January 2014	21.7 °C	1,838 mm	88
2013	35.5 °C24 February 2013	10.9 °C19 December 2013	21.7 °C	1,882 mm	88
2012	34.9 °C22 March 2012	11.4 °C26 December 2012	21.6 °C	1,684 mm	89
2011	34.4 °C14 March 2011	10.1 °C16 January 2011	21.7 °C	1,714 mm	87
2010	35.7 °C4 April 2010	10.4 °C31 December 2010	22.3 °C	1,601 mm	111
2009	35.2 °C13 March 2009	12.7 °C28 December 2009	22.0 °C	2,011 mm	99
2008	34.3 °C3 March 2008	11.8 °C31 January 2008	21.7 °C	1,602 mm	107
2007	35.1 °C6 March 2007	9.2 °C3 January 2007	21.5 °C	1,974 mm	85
2006	34.3 °C16 February 2006	11.0 °C30 December 2006	22.0 °C	1,656 mm	109
2005	36.1 °C19 February 2005	10.9 °C8 January 2005	21.9 °C	1,781 mm	108
2004	35.2 °C27 March 2004	11.6 °C3 December 2004	21.7 °C	1,936 mm	99
2003	34.4 °C31 March 2003	11.8 °C4 January 2003	21.8 °C	1,738 mm	95
2002	34.1 °C24 February 2002	11.7 °C12 January 2002	21.5 °C	1,798 mm	69
2001	34.8 °C16 March 2001	11.5 °C6 January 2001	21.5 °C	1,724 mm	86
2000	33.7 °C16 March 2000	11.6 °C5 December 2000	21.3 °C	1,839 mm	75
1999	33.5 °C27 February 1999	11.4 °C15 December 1999	21.4 °C	1,999 mm	68
1998	35.0 °C2 February 1998	11.6 °C15 January 1998	22.2 °C	1,873 mm	101
1997	33.3 °C11 March 1997	11.2 °C12 February 1997	21.4 °C	1,868 mm	72
1996	34.1 °C5 March 1996	11.9 °C20 December 1996	21.4 °C	2,028 mm	73
1995	33.2 °C7 March 1995	11.6 °C25 December 1995	21.4 °C	2,166 mm	61
1994	34.9 °C24 March 1994	10.8 °C13 December 1994	21.4 °C	2,254 mm	75
1993	33.1 °C25 February 1993	10.3 °C23 January 1993	21.3 °C	2,166 mm	53
1992	33.6 °C23 February 1992	11.1 °C11 January 1992	21.1 °C	2,263 mm	62
1991	33.9 °C10 March 1991	12.3 °C18 December 1991	21.4 °C	2,028 mm	66
1990	36.2 °C29 March 1990	12.3 °C23 February 1990	21.5 °C	2,068 mm	76
1989	34.3 °C3 March 1989	9.2 °C21 January 1989	21.0 °C	1,865 mm	49
1988	34.7 °C1 March 1988	12.7 °C14 December 1988	21.5 °C	2,040 mm	73
1987	34.1 °C25 February 1987	11.3 °C1 January 1987	21.9 °C	1,831 mm	96
1986	33.3 °C4 February 1986	10.8 °C6 December 1986	21.1 °C	1,981 mm	43
1985	34.2 °C10 March 1985	11.8 °C9 February 1985	20.8 °C	2,222 mm	36
1984	33.7 °C26 February 1984	9.9 °C16 December 1984	21.0 °C	1,901 mm	48
1983	34.6 °C26 March 1983	9.2 °C7 January 1983	21.5 °C	1,887 mm	75
1982	32.7 °C21 February 1982	10.6 °C9 February 1982	20.8 °C	2,323 mm	30
1981	33.2 °C9 March 1981	11.0 °C18 December 1981	21.0 °C	1,966 mm	60
1980	34.1 °C17 March 1980	10.5 °C8 January 1980	21.1 °C	2,305 mm	66
1979	33.0 °C26 February 1979	11.2 °C11 December 1979	21.0 °C	2,142 mm	36
1978	32.7 °C24 February 1978	10.8 °C12 January 1978	20.8 °C	2,240 mm	45
1977	33.8 °C13 March 1977	10.8 °C26 December 1977	21.2 °C	1,955 mm	64
1976	31.0 °C30 January 1976	11.5 °C11 December 1976	20.5 °C	2,423 mm	15
1975	32.5 °C13 March 1975	10.1 °C15 January 1975	20.5 °C	2,083 mm	34
1974	33.0 °C21 March 1974	9.7 °C28 December 1974	20.5 °C	2,297 mm	39
1973	34.0 °C18 February 1973	11.3 °C26 December 1973	21.3 °C	2,177 mm	71
1972	33.2 °C11 March 1972	10.8 °C8 January 1972	21.0 °C	2,149 mm	40
1971	32.7 °C3 March 1971	9.5 °C25 December 1971	20.6 °C	2,102 mm	31
1970	34.1 °C18 February 1970	10.5 °C15 December 1970	20.9 °C	1,945 mm	49
1969	33.0 °C13 February 1969	11.9 °C24 December 1969	20.9 °C	2,517 mm	33
1968	32.8 °C4 April 1968	10.7 °C25 December 1968	20.9 °C	1,847 mm	43
1967	32.6 °C27 March 1967	10.2 °C3 January 1967	20.7 °C	2,085 mm	54
1966	34.5 °C25 March 1966	12.5 °C3 January 1966	21.7 °C	1,416 mm	103
1965	33.1 °C27 February 1965	12.1 °C8 December 1965	21.4 °C	1,039 mm	72
1964	34.4 °C7 March 1964	12.5 °C13 December 1964	21.6 °C	1,177 mm	104
1963	34.2 °C31 March 1963	12.4 °C15 December 1963	21.4 °C	1,542 mm	94
1962	33.6 °C3 March 1962	12.2 °C31 December 1962	20.9 °C	1,860 mm	61
1961	33.5 °C7 March 1961	12.5 °C10 January 1961	20.9 °C	1,778 mm	71
1960	33.2 °C28 March 1960	12.9 °C3 January 1960	21.3 °C	1,857 mm	94
1959	34.0 °C13 March 1959	12.2 °C29 December 1959	21.3 °C	1,669 mm	101
1958	34.1 °C13 March 1958	12.9 °C7 January 1958	21.3 °C	1,986 mm	87
1957	33.7 °C15 March 1957	11.1 °C8 January 1957	20.9 °C	2,029 mm	57
1956	33.2 °C12 February 1956	12.4 °C1 January 1956	20.6 °C	2,019 mm	50
1955	33.3 °C16 February 1955	12.5 °C6 January 1955	20.9 °C	1,804 mm	82
1954	33.1 °C4 March 1954	12.3 °C16 January 1954	20.7 °C	1,761 mm	49
1953	32.9 °C10 March 1953	11.5 °C14 December 1953	21.0 °C	1,865 mm	68
1952	32.8 °C28 January 1952	12.6 °C5 January 1952	21.1 °C	1,995 mm	62
1951	33.0 °C3 March 1951	12.0 °C29 December 1951	20.8 °C	2,113 mm	36
1950	32.4 °C28 February 1950	12.7 °C1 January 1950	20.7 °C	1,563 mm	53
1949	34.1 °C19 March 1949	11.9 °C16 December 1949	21.0 °C	1,926 mm	89
1948	32.9 °C21 February 1948	11.7 °C23 December 1948	20.7 °C	2,111 mm	54
1947	33.3 °C23 March 1947	12.3 °C8 December 1947	21.1 °C	1,832 mm	86
1946	34.2 °C23 February 1946	12.0 °C1 January 1946	20.8 °C	2,170 mm	85
1945	33.6 °C10 April 1945	11.2 °C2 February 1945	21.0 °C	1,910 mm	95
1944	33.2 °C23 February 1944	11.8 °C5 December 1944	20.9 °C	1,796 mm	58
1943	33.1 °C1 March 1943	13.0 °C4 February 1943	20.8 °C	1,423 mm	49
1942	32.8 °C12 February 1942	12.8 °C3 January 1942	20.8 °C	1,870 mm	74
1941	34.5 °C9 March 1941	11.4 °C27 December 1941	21.1 °C	1,973 mm	96
1940	32.4 °C20 February 1940	12.1 °C1 December 1940	20.8 °C	1,862 mm	61

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.2 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

128 d/yr

+54

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1969 mm

+59 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.1 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	32.7 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Mar	33.5 °C	+2.6 °C	9 mm	-46 mm
Apr	29.1 °C	+0.9 °C	204 mm	+19 mm
May	27.0 °C	+0.7 °C	301 mm	+66 mm
Jun	26.2 °C	+1.2 °C	241 mm	-4 mm
Jul	24.5 °C	+0.6 °C	410 mm	+98 mm
Aug	24.4 °C	+0.5 °C	269 mm	-52 mm
Sep	25.4 °C	+0.8 °C	285 mm	-14 mm
Oct	26.1 °C	+0.4 °C	229 mm	+16 mm
Nov	28.8 °C	+1.2 °C	21 mm	-15 mm
Dec	30.4 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.2 °C

29 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.3 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

64.5 mm

20 May 2025

Windiest day

20.3 km/h

25 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

47.5 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.8 °C

29 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.5 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

30 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Banyo?

Banyo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,910 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banyo?

The hottest day measured in Banyo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1990, reaching 36.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Banyo?

The coldest day measured in Banyo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1983, at 9.2 °C.

Does it snow in Banyo?

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

Has the climate of Banyo warmed?

Yes: Banyo warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Banyo?

The wettest day measured in Banyo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 2023, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Banyo?

The windiest day measured in Banyo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1954, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Banyo?

The warmest month in Banyo is March (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Banyo?

Banyo receives on average 1,910 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Banyo?

Banyo gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Banyo?

Yes: Banyo has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banyo?

In Banyo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 21 January 1989.

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