Buea climate — normals and trends
Buea (Cameroon) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 3,725 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Buea averages 0 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 328 rainy days per year.
Buea 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 33.8 °C (on 12 February 2024) and the coldest 15.6 °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
BueaSouth-West Region
- coords
- 4.15°, 9.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
3,725mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
90%
Average peak wind
6.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
328 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
24.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · p = < 0.001
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
33.8 °C
12 February 2024
Coldest day
15.6 °C
2 August 1954
Wettest day
247 mm
24 August 2025
Windiest day
12.6 km/h
6 August 1940
Strongest gust
45.4 km/h
16 April 2001
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
10 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
16.6 °C
2 August 1954
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 71 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 282 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 301 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 284 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 402 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 825 mm | +289 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 745 mm | +257 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 1037 mm | +561 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 817 mm | +385 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 213 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 127 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buea?
Buea has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 3,725 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buea?
The hottest day measured in Buea between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2024, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buea?
The coldest day measured in Buea between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1954, at 15.6 °C.
Does it snow in Buea?
Almost never: Buea sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Buea warmed?
Yes: Buea warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buea?
The wettest day measured in Buea between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2025, with 247 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buea?
The windiest day measured in Buea between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1940, with winds reaching 12.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buea?
The warmest month in Buea is February (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Buea?
Buea receives on average 3,725 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 328 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buea?
Buea gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Buea?
Yes: Buea has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buea?
In Buea, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 10 March 2024, and the lowest was 16.6 °C on 2 August 1954.
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