Fontem climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Fontem?

Fontem has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 4,306 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Fontem between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, reaching 34.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Fontem?

The coldest day measured in Fontem between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1954, at 10.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Fontem?

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

Q: Has the climate of Fontem warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Fontem?

The wettest day measured in Fontem between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2009, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Fontem?

The windiest day measured in Fontem between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1966, with winds reaching 14.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Fontem?

The warmest month in Fontem is February (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Fontem?

Fontem receives on average 4,306 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 290 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Fontem?

Fontem gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Fontem (Cameroon) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 4,306 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Fontem averages 0 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 290 rainy days per year.

Fontem 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 34.2 °C (on 21 February 2016) and the coldest 10.5 °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

FontemSouth-West Region

coords: 5.47°, 9.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.1°C

Average daily high

25.1°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

4,306mm

Sunshine / day

8.3h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

6.4km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

10 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

290 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.2 °C

Average feels-like low

17.9 °C

Average peak gust

28.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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

34.2 °C

21 February 2016

Coldest day

10.5 °C

2 August 1954

Wettest day

173 mm

9 July 2009

Windiest day

14.3 km/h

15 February 1966

Strongest gust

50.8 km/h

20 June 1966

Hottest feels-like

36.2 °C

19 March 1983

Coldest feels-like

8.9 °C

21 January 1989

Sunniest day

12.0 h

23 July 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.2 °C8 February 2025	13.5 °C30 January 2025	21.2 °C	3,967 mm	35
2024	32.5 °C12 February 2024	12.5 °C16 January 2024	21.7 °C	3,403 mm	49
2023	32.2 °C3 February 2023	12.6 °C10 January 2023	21.3 °C	4,092 mm	33
2022	32.0 °C26 February 2022	12.7 °C24 December 2022	20.9 °C	3,701 mm	17
2021	32.3 °C5 March 2021	13.7 °C15 January 2021	21.1 °C	3,549 mm	27
2020	33.0 °C23 February 2020	11.4 °C26 January 2020	21.4 °C	3,594 mm	54
2019	31.9 °C17 January 2019	13.1 °C24 December 2019	21.0 °C	4,945 mm	23
2018	33.4 °C6 February 2018	12.2 °C5 January 2018	20.8 °C	4,493 mm	28
2017	32.7 °C24 February 2017	13.1 °C28 December 2017	21.1 °C	4,457 mm	51
2016	34.2 °C21 February 2016	13.3 °C20 December 2016	21.3 °C	4,262 mm	57
2015	31.1 °C30 January 2015	11.8 °C12 January 2015	20.9 °C	4,386 mm	20
2014	32.1 °C24 February 2014	11.5 °C7 January 2014	20.7 °C	4,310 mm	17
2013	31.5 °C13 January 2013	11.6 °C17 December 2013	20.5 °C	4,779 mm	15
2012	31.5 °C27 March 2012	12.8 °C17 January 2012	20.6 °C	3,997 mm	18
2011	31.0 °C23 January 2011	12.0 °C1 December 2011	20.7 °C	3,841 mm	12
2010	31.6 °C29 March 2010	11.4 °C11 December 2010	21.2 °C	3,897 mm	41
2009	30.9 °C18 December 2009	13.1 °C27 December 2009	20.9 °C	4,393 mm	8
2008	32.2 °C14 February 2008	12.2 °C1 February 2008	20.6 °C	3,994 mm	28
2007	31.3 °C8 February 2007	12.2 °C22 December 2007	20.6 °C	4,370 mm	25
2006	30.6 °C10 February 2006	12.8 °C30 December 2006	20.6 °C	3,784 mm	3
2005	31.5 °C19 February 2005	11.8 °C8 January 2005	20.6 °C	4,256 mm	12
2004	32.5 °C11 February 2004	13.6 °C3 December 2004	20.7 °C	4,638 mm	33
2003	30.7 °C8 February 2003	13.0 °C7 January 2003	20.5 °C	3,731 mm	5
2002	31.3 °C23 February 2002	12.4 °C28 January 2002	20.3 °C	4,678 mm	6
2001	31.1 °C24 February 2001	11.5 °C4 January 2001	20.3 °C	4,620 mm	7
2000	32.1 °C13 March 2000	12.2 °C7 December 2000	20.2 °C	4,643 mm	22
1999	29.2 °C10 April 1999	12.2 °C15 December 1999	20.0 °C	4,767 mm	0
1998	31.7 °C25 February 1998	13.0 °C18 February 1998	21.0 °C	3,735 mm	34
1997	31.2 °C5 March 1997	12.2 °C31 January 1997	20.3 °C	4,433 mm	14
1996	29.7 °C25 February 1996	13.2 °C11 January 1996	20.2 °C	4,594 mm	0
1995	29.5 °C28 January 1995	12.2 °C24 December 1995	20.3 °C	4,233 mm	0
1994	31.1 °C27 February 1994	12.5 °C13 December 1994	20.3 °C	4,420 mm	6
1993	29.9 °C5 February 1993	11.5 °C23 January 1993	20.2 °C	4,924 mm	0
1992	31.5 °C19 February 1992	11.8 °C16 December 1992	20.1 °C	4,687 mm	19
1991	29.8 °C29 January 1991	13.2 °C15 December 1991	20.0 °C	4,606 mm	0
1990	32.1 °C27 March 1990	12.9 °C11 February 1990	20.3 °C	5,132 mm	30
1989	32.0 °C1 March 1989	10.8 °C21 January 1989	20.1 °C	4,361 mm	15
1988	31.2 °C26 February 1988	13.1 °C19 January 1988	20.2 °C	4,600 mm	6
1987	30.0 °C13 February 1987	12.3 °C7 January 1987	20.6 °C	4,434 mm	1
1986	29.9 °C30 January 1986	11.5 °C6 December 1986	19.9 °C	4,904 mm	0
1985	31.6 °C5 March 1985	12.2 °C8 February 1985	19.7 °C	4,661 mm	3
1984	30.5 °C16 February 1984	11.5 °C16 December 1984	20.0 °C	4,685 mm	3
1983	33.2 °C21 March 1983	11.4 °C27 December 1983	20.5 °C	4,496 mm	28
1982	29.5 °C10 March 1982	12.6 °C30 December 1982	19.9 °C	5,158 mm	0
1981	29.8 °C15 February 1981	11.6 °C29 November 1981	19.8 °C	4,288 mm	0
1980	29.9 °C19 February 1980	11.7 °C27 January 1980	19.9 °C	5,375 mm	0
1979	29.5 °C3 March 1979	12.2 °C5 December 1979	19.9 °C	4,502 mm	0
1978	29.5 °C21 February 1978	11.8 °C11 January 1978	19.7 °C	4,437 mm	0
1977	30.5 °C14 March 1977	12.5 °C28 January 1977	20.0 °C	3,672 mm	4
1976	28.5 °C15 May 1976	11.8 °C26 January 1976	19.3 °C	5,493 mm	0
1975	29.1 °C27 January 1975	11.0 °C10 December 1975	19.3 °C	4,668 mm	0
1974	29.2 °C10 February 1974	10.8 °C28 December 1974	19.4 °C	4,453 mm	0
1973	30.3 °C18 February 1973	12.5 °C30 December 1973	20.1 °C	5,085 mm	3
1972	29.1 °C16 December 1972	11.5 °C14 February 1972	19.9 °C	4,811 mm	0
1971	30.0 °C12 February 1971	11.2 °C25 December 1971	19.6 °C	4,729 mm	1
1970	31.7 °C18 February 1970	11.6 °C29 November 1970	19.9 °C	4,185 mm	3
1969	31.0 °C13 February 1969	13.1 °C24 December 1969	19.9 °C	5,124 mm	3
1968	28.9 °C7 February 1968	11.8 °C18 January 1968	19.6 °C	4,503 mm	0
1967	29.2 °C5 March 1967	10.9 °C2 January 1967	19.4 °C	4,646 mm	0
1966	30.6 °C4 March 1966	11.9 °C13 December 1966	20.0 °C	3,944 mm	7
1965	28.8 °C7 February 1965	11.4 °C4 February 1965	19.5 °C	3,673 mm	0
1964	30.8 °C11 February 1964	12.0 °C23 November 1964	19.9 °C	3,222 mm	3
1963	30.0 °C13 March 1963	12.0 °C2 January 1963	19.9 °C	3,420 mm	1
1962	30.6 °C4 February 1962	11.6 °C4 January 1962	19.5 °C	4,069 mm	2
1961	30.5 °C6 March 1961	11.7 °C12 February 1961	19.6 °C	3,487 mm	7
1960	29.8 °C5 March 1960	12.7 °C2 January 1960	19.7 °C	4,536 mm	0
1959	30.4 °C2 February 1959	12.4 °C29 December 1959	19.8 °C	3,810 mm	5
1958	30.0 °C1 February 1958	12.3 °C28 July 1958	19.7 °C	4,295 mm	2
1957	29.4 °C17 February 1957	11.8 °C10 February 1957	19.5 °C	4,547 mm	0
1956	29.1 °C11 February 1956	12.3 °C5 January 1956	19.2 °C	4,735 mm	0
1955	29.9 °C16 February 1955	12.5 °C24 December 1955	19.5 °C	4,175 mm	0
1954	28.4 °C4 March 1954	10.5 °C2 August 1954	19.2 °C	4,100 mm	0
1953	29.9 °C4 February 1953	13.0 °C21 January 1953	19.7 °C	4,218 mm	0
1952	30.2 °C5 March 1952	12.7 °C24 August 1952	19.7 °C	4,849 mm	1
1951	29.5 °C3 March 1951	12.9 °C27 December 1951	19.6 °C	4,348 mm	0
1950	29.3 °C25 February 1950	12.2 °C31 August 1950	19.3 °C	3,859 mm	0
1949	31.1 °C16 February 1949	12.5 °C9 February 1949	19.8 °C	4,128 mm	4
1948	29.9 °C20 March 1948	12.4 °C3 February 1948	19.5 °C	4,055 mm	0
1947	30.0 °C19 March 1947	12.7 °C29 December 1947	19.6 °C	3,512 mm	1
1946	31.1 °C22 February 1946	12.2 °C19 January 1946	19.6 °C	3,783 mm	11
1945	30.8 °C5 April 1945	11.7 °C23 December 1945	19.7 °C	3,640 mm	12
1944	30.4 °C11 February 1944	12.3 °C23 November 1944	19.7 °C	3,659 mm	3
1943	28.7 °C8 March 1943	11.7 °C3 August 1943	19.0 °C	3,467 mm	0
1942	28.8 °C3 January 1942	12.2 °C19 July 1942	19.3 °C	4,088 mm	0
1941	29.8 °C17 February 1941	11.9 °C26 January 1941	19.5 °C	4,734 mm	0
1940	28.6 °C5 March 1940	11.8 °C3 August 1940	19.3 °C	4,364 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.2 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3967 mm

-339 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.2 °C	+1.5 °C	21 mm	-24 mm
Feb	30.5 °C	+2.2 °C	43 mm	-50 mm
Mar	28.7 °C	+1.6 °C	254 mm	-52 mm
Apr	27.3 °C	+1.4 °C	475 mm	+10 mm
May	26.4 °C	+1.2 °C	447 mm	-58 mm
Jun	25.2 °C	+1.5 °C	488 mm	-71 mm
Jul	22.6 °C	+0.4 °C	465 mm	-25 mm
Aug	22.4 °C	+0.3 °C	282 mm	-145 mm
Sep	23.7 °C	+0.7 °C	541 mm	+6 mm
Oct	24.7 °C	+0.6 °C	643 mm	+99 mm
Nov	26.4 °C	+1.0 °C	236 mm	-29 mm
Dec	28.2 °C	+1.3 °C	74 mm	+0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.2 °C

8 Feb 2025

Coldest day

13.5 °C

30 Jan 2025

Wettest day

69.8 mm

4 Jul 2025

Windiest day

10.9 km/h

23 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

43.6 km/h

14 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.5 °C

24 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.7 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

22 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Fontem?

Fontem has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 4,306 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fontem?

The hottest day measured in Fontem between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, reaching 34.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Fontem?

The coldest day measured in Fontem between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1954, at 10.5 °C.

Does it snow in Fontem?

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

Has the climate of Fontem warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Fontem?

The wettest day measured in Fontem between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2009, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Fontem?

The windiest day measured in Fontem between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1966, with winds reaching 14.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Fontem?

The warmest month in Fontem is February (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Fontem?

Fontem receives on average 4,306 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 290 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Fontem?

Fontem gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Fontem?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Fontem.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fontem?

In Fontem, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 19 March 1983, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 21 January 1989.

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