Blangwa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Blangwa?

Blangwa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 330 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Blangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 45.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Blangwa?

The coldest day measured in Blangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 8.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Blangwa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Blangwa warmed?

Yes: Blangwa warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Blangwa?

The wettest day measured in Blangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1988, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Blangwa?

The windiest day measured in Blangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2015, with winds reaching 39.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Blangwa?

The warmest month in Blangwa is May (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Blangwa?

Blangwa receives on average 330 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Blangwa?

Blangwa gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Blangwa (Cameroon) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 330 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 May (33.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Blangwa averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.

Blangwa has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 8.6 °C (on 12 January 1978).

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

BlangwaFar North

coords: 12.78°, 14.55°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

28.6°C

Average daily high

34.9°C

Average daily low

22.9°C

Annual rainfall

330mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

41%

Average peak wind

18.6km/h

Seasonal range

10.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

313 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

49 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.0 °C

Average feels-like low

22.4 °C

Average peak gust

35.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

274 d/yr

Solar radiation

23.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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

45.5 °C

19 April 2010

Coldest day

8.6 °C

12 January 1978

Wettest day

145 mm

5 August 1988

Windiest day

39.2 km/h

17 March 2015

Strongest gust

67.3 km/h

17 March 2015

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

27 May 1998

Coldest feels-like

4.5 °C

4 January 1992

Sunniest day

12.1 h

1 July 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.9 °C23 May 2025	14.5 °C13 January 2025	29.5 °C	222 mm	344
2024	45.2 °C8 May 2024	14.0 °C26 December 2024	29.4 °C	648 mm	316
2023	43.8 °C15 May 2023	15.4 °C1 January 2023	29.7 °C	201 mm	334
2022	45.4 °C7 April 2022	14.0 °C20 January 2022	28.7 °C	291 mm	304
2021	44.0 °C30 May 2021	14.4 °C19 February 2021	29.5 °C	337 mm	336
2020	44.1 °C25 April 2020	13.2 °C2 January 2020	29.2 °C	297 mm	319
2019	44.1 °C6 May 2019	14.9 °C9 January 2019	29.3 °C	257 mm	334
2018	43.4 °C7 May 2018	13.0 °C6 January 2018	29.3 °C	351 mm	315
2017	44.2 °C12 May 2017	15.0 °C11 January 2017	29.4 °C	304 mm	331
2016	44.0 °C28 April 2016	12.6 °C31 January 2016	29.6 °C	283 mm	328
2015	43.6 °C9 April 2015	10.5 °C13 January 2015	29.2 °C	230 mm	310
2014	43.3 °C18 May 2014	12.8 °C15 January 2014	29.6 °C	256 mm	342
2013	43.7 °C6 April 2013	12.6 °C19 December 2013	29.7 °C	269 mm	327
2012	44.7 °C1 May 2012	12.5 °C27 December 2012	29.2 °C	271 mm	331
2011	44.0 °C6 May 2011	12.2 °C12 January 2011	29.4 °C	238 mm	330
2010	45.5 °C19 April 2010	14.1 °C21 December 2010	30.0 °C	341 mm	342
2009	44.1 °C21 April 2009	13.7 °C25 December 2009	29.9 °C	177 mm	356
2008	42.9 °C21 April 2008	11.6 °C26 January 2008	28.8 °C	253 mm	315
2007	44.1 °C2 April 2007	12.3 °C15 January 2007	29.0 °C	396 mm	321
2006	42.5 °C24 April 2006	12.5 °C30 December 2006	29.2 °C	172 mm	342
2005	43.3 °C16 April 2005	11.8 °C13 January 2005	29.2 °C	414 mm	326
2004	43.1 °C5 May 2004	13.4 °C15 January 2004	29.0 °C	215 mm	332
2003	43.4 °C8 April 2003	12.6 °C1 January 2003	28.7 °C	264 mm	329
2002	43.7 °C9 April 2002	10.2 °C12 January 2002	29.0 °C	178 mm	314
2001	43.7 °C8 May 2001	12.5 °C27 January 2001	28.6 °C	239 mm	319
2000	44.0 °C4 May 2000	13.9 °C13 December 2000	28.6 °C	221 mm	311
1999	44.1 °C16 April 1999	12.2 °C11 January 1999	28.8 °C	449 mm	320
1998	45.4 °C21 April 1998	12.3 °C15 January 1998	29.3 °C	353 mm	315
1997	42.6 °C26 March 1997	14.0 °C2 February 1997	28.9 °C	246 mm	323
1996	43.8 °C8 May 1996	13.9 °C20 January 1996	29.1 °C	303 mm	352
1995	43.4 °C26 April 1995	13.2 °C25 January 1995	28.7 °C	285 mm	309
1994	43.4 °C19 April 1994	13.3 °C15 January 1994	28.3 °C	541 mm	291
1993	43.2 °C1 May 1993	10.3 °C7 January 1993	29.1 °C	169 mm	314
1992	42.2 °C4 April 1992	10.7 °C5 January 1992	28.3 °C	306 mm	302
1991	43.8 °C21 April 1991	11.9 °C24 December 1991	28.8 °C	288 mm	323
1990	44.8 °C23 April 1990	15.0 °C7 February 1990	29.5 °C	203 mm	337
1989	43.5 °C24 April 1989	11.8 °C20 January 1989	27.8 °C	365 mm	291
1988	44.3 °C13 April 1988	12.6 °C11 January 1988	28.4 °C	701 mm	300
1987	44.0 °C17 May 1987	14.5 °C8 January 1987	29.3 °C	251 mm	340
1986	43.7 °C15 April 1986	13.7 °C7 December 1986	29.2 °C	234 mm	318
1985	43.3 °C2 May 1985	13.8 °C29 December 1985	28.6 °C	350 mm	302
1984	43.1 °C14 April 1984	13.3 °C5 January 1984	29.3 °C	170 mm	320
1983	43.5 °C29 April 1983	11.0 °C7 January 1983	28.6 °C	199 mm	310
1982	43.2 °C20 April 1982	11.2 °C9 February 1982	28.8 °C	259 mm	317
1981	43.4 °C18 April 1981	13.3 °C23 January 1981	28.6 °C	279 mm	315
1980	44.4 °C22 March 1980	10.9 °C26 December 1980	28.8 °C	324 mm	330
1979	43.4 °C16 April 1979	13.8 °C2 January 1979	28.5 °C	298 mm	313
1978	42.6 °C5 April 1978	8.6 °C12 January 1978	28.0 °C	399 mm	314
1977	43.1 °C22 April 1977	10.4 °C27 December 1977	27.6 °C	356 mm	304
1976	42.2 °C13 May 1976	12.5 °C2 January 1976	28.4 °C	216 mm	333
1975	42.4 °C7 May 1975	11.0 °C17 January 1975	27.9 °C	360 mm	301
1974	42.4 °C19 April 1974	12.9 °C30 December 1974	27.8 °C	480 mm	278
1973	44.4 °C21 April 1973	14.2 °C29 January 1973	29.1 °C	320 mm	322
1972	42.4 °C21 May 1972	14.3 °C9 January 1972	28.8 °C	243 mm	341
1971	42.1 °C10 April 1971	11.5 °C25 December 1971	28.6 °C	262 mm	319
1970	43.1 °C4 May 1970	13.0 °C10 December 1970	28.5 °C	269 mm	328
1969	43.8 °C3 May 1969	12.6 °C10 January 1969	29.1 °C	368 mm	338
1968	42.4 °C16 April 1968	10.5 °C17 January 1968	28.3 °C	206 mm	325
1967	42.9 °C20 April 1967	11.8 °C6 January 1967	27.6 °C	496 mm	303
1966	43.1 °C3 May 1966	11.2 °C5 January 1966	28.6 °C	194 mm	318
1965	42.8 °C27 May 1965	12.6 °C4 February 1965	28.3 °C	132 mm	315
1964	43.4 °C10 April 1964	12.6 °C11 January 1964	27.9 °C	300 mm	287
1963	41.4 °C5 May 1963	13.2 °C8 January 1963	28.3 °C	328 mm	317
1962	41.4 °C4 May 1962	11.5 °C18 January 1962	28.1 °C	329 mm	294
1961	41.2 °C22 May 1961	11.2 °C29 December 1961	27.3 °C	295 mm	271
1960	42.8 °C21 April 1960	13.4 °C23 January 1960	28.4 °C	174 mm	327
1959	41.4 °C23 May 1959	11.9 °C25 January 1959	27.9 °C	186 mm	307
1958	41.8 °C11 April 1958	13.8 °C9 January 1958	27.8 °C	465 mm	297
1957	42.0 °C1 May 1957	10.8 °C13 January 1957	27.1 °C	556 mm	291
1956	42.7 °C11 May 1956	12.6 °C5 January 1956	27.7 °C	690 mm	258
1955	42.0 °C27 April 1955	12.8 °C31 December 1955	27.9 °C	262 mm	320
1954	42.0 °C17 April 1954	12.8 °C22 January 1954	27.9 °C	652 mm	292
1953	42.9 °C25 April 1953	13.2 °C31 January 1953	27.4 °C	656 mm	273
1952	41.6 °C24 May 1952	13.2 °C7 January 1952	27.6 °C	514 mm	285
1951	42.0 °C4 May 1951	12.2 °C30 December 1951	27.9 °C	336 mm	312
1950	41.5 °C20 April 1950	13.9 °C14 February 1950	27.4 °C	887 mm	277
1949	42.4 °C4 May 1949	12.2 °C11 February 1949	28.6 °C	94 mm	311
1948	42.0 °C2 May 1948	13.1 °C28 December 1948	27.5 °C	434 mm	270
1947	43.0 °C17 April 1947	13.4 °C20 January 1947	27.0 °C	780 mm	264
1946	43.4 °C11 May 1946	12.2 °C14 January 1946	27.5 °C	374 mm	280
1945	42.6 °C30 April 1945	11.3 °C9 February 1945	27.0 °C	403 mm	287
1944	41.8 °C24 May 1944	12.3 °C6 February 1944	27.2 °C	594 mm	253
1943	41.2 °C4 May 1943	14.2 °C4 February 1943	27.9 °C	346 mm	297
1942	42.3 °C29 April 1942	13.8 °C5 January 1942	28.3 °C	319 mm	311
1941	43.0 °C14 April 1941	12.3 °C25 January 1941	29.4 °C	74 mm	324
1940	42.9 °C4 May 1940	13.7 °C29 January 1940	28.9 °C	115 mm	343

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

36.0 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

344 d/yr

+31

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

222 mm

-108 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.7 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	34.0 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Mar	39.1 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Apr	40.9 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
May	41.1 °C	+1.2 °C	1 mm	-10 mm
Jun	38.7 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	-19 mm
Jul	33.4 °C	-0.5 °C	60 mm	-28 mm
Aug	31.9 °C	+0.5 °C	101 mm	-55 mm
Sep	33.5 °C	-0.4 °C	58 mm	+13 mm
Oct	37.4 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Nov	36.3 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	34.2 °C	+3.4 °C	0 mm	0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.9 °C

23 May 2025

Coldest day

14.5 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

31.1 mm

25 Aug 2025

Windiest day

30.7 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

51.8 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.4 °C

13 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.9 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

30 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Blangwa?

Blangwa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 330 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Blangwa?

The hottest day measured in Blangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 45.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Blangwa?

The coldest day measured in Blangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 8.6 °C.

Does it snow in Blangwa?

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

Has the climate of Blangwa warmed?

Yes: Blangwa warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Blangwa?

The wettest day measured in Blangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1988, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Blangwa?

The windiest day measured in Blangwa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2015, with winds reaching 39.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Blangwa?

The warmest month in Blangwa is May (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Blangwa?

Blangwa receives on average 330 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Blangwa?

Blangwa gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Blangwa?

Yes: Blangwa has on average 274 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Blangwa?

In Blangwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 27 May 1998, and the lowest was 4.5 °C on 4 January 1992.

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