Edéa climate — normals and trends
Edéa (Cameroon) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,539 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Edéa averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 329 rainy days per year.
Edéa has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 1 March 2010) and the coldest 17.3 °C (on 11 August 1950).
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
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- coords
- 3.80°, 10.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,539mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
168 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
329 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 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
35.9 °C
1 March 2010
Coldest day
17.3 °C
11 August 1950
Wettest day
187 mm
14 July 1945
Windiest day
18.4 km/h
20 August 2020
Strongest gust
46.8 km/h
4 October 2009
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
1 March 2010
Coldest feels-like
18.9 °C
11 August 1950
Sunniest day
11.9 h
15 October 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 64 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 66 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 179 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 242 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 225 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 273 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 280 mm | +67 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 159 mm | -62 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 630 mm | +339 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 499 mm | +165 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 185 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 94 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Edéa?
Edéa has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,539 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Edéa?
The hottest day measured in Edéa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2010, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Edéa?
The coldest day measured in Edéa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1950, at 17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Edéa?
Almost never: Edéa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Edéa warmed?
Yes: Edéa warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Edéa?
The wettest day measured in Edéa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1945, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Edéa?
The windiest day measured in Edéa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2020, with winds reaching 18.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Edéa?
The warmest month in Edéa is February (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Edéa?
Edéa receives on average 2,539 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 329 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Edéa?
Edéa gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Edéa?
Yes: Edéa has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Edéa?
In Edéa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 1 March 2010, and the lowest was 18.9 °C on 11 August 1950.
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