Foumban climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Foumban?

Foumban has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,684 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Foumban between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2009, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Foumban?

The coldest day measured in Foumban between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 12.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Foumban?

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

Q: Has the climate of Foumban warmed?

Yes: Foumban warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Foumban?

The wettest day measured in Foumban between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2013, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Foumban?

The windiest day measured in Foumban between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1973, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Foumban?

The warmest month in Foumban is February (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Foumban?

Foumban receives on average 1,684 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Foumban?

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

Foumban (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,684 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Foumban averages 0 frost days, 108 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.

Foumban has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 26 March 2009) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 25 December 1971).

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

FoumbanWest Region

coords: 5.73°, 10.90°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.0°C

Average daily high

28.4°C

Average daily low

18.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,684mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

9.6km/h

Seasonal range

4.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

108 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

204 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.9 °C

Average feels-like low

20.7 °C

Average peak gust

29.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

58 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

37.4 °C

26 March 2009

Coldest day

12.2 °C

25 December 1971

Wettest day

78 mm

20 October 2013

Windiest day

24.9 km/h

13 March 1973

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

21 March 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

30 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

10.2 °C

11 January 2015

Sunniest day

11.9 h

7 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.1 °C13 March 2025	16.0 °C10 January 2025	24.2 °C	1,556 mm	155
2024	36.6 °C13 February 2024	14.0 °C22 January 2024	24.6 °C	1,418 mm	184
2023	37.0 °C27 February 2023	15.2 °C10 January 2023	24.2 °C	1,817 mm	144
2022	36.3 °C1 March 2022	14.9 °C11 February 2022	23.8 °C	1,616 mm	146
2021	36.9 °C5 March 2021	15.8 °C13 December 2021	23.9 °C	1,488 mm	132
2020	37.4 °C29 February 2020	15.4 °C25 January 2020	24.2 °C	1,701 mm	162
2019	36.7 °C21 February 2019	15.2 °C9 December 2019	23.9 °C	1,823 mm	145
2018	36.9 °C6 February 2018	14.8 °C6 January 2018	23.7 °C	1,523 mm	142
2017	36.7 °C15 March 2017	14.8 °C27 November 2017	24.0 °C	1,480 mm	151
2016	37.1 °C27 February 2016	15.2 °C31 January 2016	24.0 °C	1,538 mm	161
2015	36.0 °C15 March 2015	13.2 °C11 January 2015	23.9 °C	1,569 mm	166
2014	36.7 °C24 February 2014	14.3 °C13 January 2014	23.4 °C	1,599 mm	131
2013	36.4 °C1 March 2013	14.6 °C18 December 2013	23.5 °C	1,699 mm	111
2012	36.7 °C30 March 2012	14.5 °C28 December 2012	23.5 °C	1,618 mm	136
2011	36.1 °C17 March 2011	13.7 °C1 December 2011	23.5 °C	1,509 mm	140
2010	36.6 °C4 April 2010	13.4 °C11 December 2010	24.1 °C	1,414 mm	141
2009	37.4 °C26 March 2009	15.4 °C28 December 2009	23.8 °C	1,473 mm	143
2008	35.5 °C3 March 2008	15.1 °C1 February 2008	23.4 °C	1,499 mm	137
2007	36.5 °C14 March 2007	13.2 °C4 January 2007	23.2 °C	1,705 mm	117
2006	35.2 °C7 January 2006	14.8 °C23 December 2006	23.6 °C	1,452 mm	140
2005	36.9 °C19 February 2005	14.7 °C8 January 2005	23.6 °C	1,429 mm	146
2004	36.1 °C1 April 2004	14.5 °C3 December 2004	23.4 °C	1,625 mm	123
2003	36.4 °C8 February 2003	14.8 °C5 January 2003	23.6 °C	1,484 mm	135
2002	35.0 °C19 February 2002	14.6 °C28 January 2002	23.2 °C	1,474 mm	116
2001	34.8 °C16 March 2001	13.9 °C4 January 2001	23.1 °C	1,481 mm	121
2000	35.7 °C16 March 2000	14.4 °C7 December 2000	23.0 °C	1,778 mm	106
1999	33.7 °C6 February 1999	14.4 °C14 December 1999	22.9 °C	1,894 mm	100
1998	36.8 °C7 February 1998	15.7 °C18 February 1998	24.1 °C	1,742 mm	142
1997	35.1 °C26 February 1997	15.5 °C12 February 1997	23.1 °C	1,615 mm	99
1996	34.2 °C28 February 1996	14.4 °C10 January 1996	23.0 °C	1,901 mm	113
1995	35.5 °C3 March 1995	15.1 °C23 January 1995	23.1 °C	2,052 mm	122
1994	35.0 °C1 March 1994	14.5 °C15 December 1994	23.2 °C	2,101 mm	110
1993	34.9 °C27 February 1993	14.6 °C7 February 1993	23.1 °C	1,816 mm	102
1992	35.7 °C8 March 1992	14.5 °C17 December 1992	22.8 °C	2,010 mm	93
1991	33.9 °C6 February 1991	15.6 °C25 December 1991	22.8 °C	1,704 mm	83
1990	35.9 °C29 March 1990	16.0 °C12 January 1990	23.1 °C	1,803 mm	101
1989	35.5 °C7 March 1989	13.5 °C27 January 1989	22.8 °C	1,721 mm	98
1988	34.9 °C1 March 1988	16.2 °C20 December 1988	23.1 °C	2,119 mm	109
1987	35.4 °C23 February 1987	15.3 °C1 January 1987	23.5 °C	1,583 mm	130
1986	34.2 °C2 February 1986	13.8 °C17 January 1986	22.7 °C	1,804 mm	77
1985	34.8 °C10 March 1985	15.3 °C13 February 1985	22.4 °C	2,181 mm	74
1984	34.7 °C27 February 1984	13.7 °C15 December 1984	22.7 °C	1,718 mm	80
1983	36.5 °C19 March 1983	13.9 °C9 January 1983	23.3 °C	1,574 mm	104
1982	35.1 °C21 February 1982	14.5 °C9 February 1982	22.5 °C	1,960 mm	64
1981	34.2 °C6 March 1981	15.0 °C30 November 1981	22.7 °C	1,833 mm	94
1980	34.4 °C22 February 1980	13.8 °C8 January 1980	22.8 °C	2,048 mm	100
1979	33.6 °C19 March 1979	14.5 °C19 December 1979	22.6 °C	1,927 mm	82
1978	34.5 °C24 February 1978	14.6 °C13 January 1978	22.7 °C	1,982 mm	102
1977	35.4 °C26 March 1977	15.4 °C28 December 1977	23.1 °C	1,708 mm	126
1976	33.3 °C31 January 1976	14.8 °C9 December 1976	22.2 °C	2,021 mm	51
1975	33.4 °C13 March 1975	12.7 °C10 December 1975	22.1 °C	2,021 mm	75
1974	33.0 °C21 March 1974	13.4 °C28 December 1974	22.2 °C	2,182 mm	63
1973	35.5 °C18 February 1973	14.9 °C26 December 1973	22.9 °C	2,019 mm	92
1972	34.0 °C11 March 1972	14.0 °C8 January 1972	22.7 °C	1,671 mm	85
1971	34.0 °C21 February 1971	12.2 °C25 December 1971	22.2 °C	1,997 mm	59
1970	34.8 °C18 February 1970	14.6 °C15 December 1970	22.7 °C	2,057 mm	96
1969	34.9 °C13 February 1969	15.5 °C24 November 1969	22.5 °C	2,136 mm	67
1968	32.5 °C24 February 1968	14.6 °C25 December 1968	22.4 °C	1,840 mm	68
1967	34.1 °C12 March 1967	14.5 °C20 January 1967	22.5 °C	1,838 mm	98
1966	35.2 °C25 March 1966	15.1 °C19 February 1966	23.3 °C	1,411 mm	122
1965	34.2 °C5 March 1965	13.6 °C5 February 1965	23.1 °C	981 mm	128
1964	35.0 °C20 February 1964	15.1 °C20 November 1964	23.2 °C	944 mm	127
1963	34.6 °C18 February 1963	13.9 °C1 January 1963	22.9 °C	1,282 mm	109
1962	34.9 °C26 February 1962	14.5 °C2 January 1962	22.4 °C	1,666 mm	86
1961	35.1 °C8 March 1961	14.0 °C28 December 1961	22.6 °C	1,707 mm	97
1960	34.8 °C22 March 1960	15.1 °C31 January 1960	22.9 °C	1,701 mm	116
1959	35.7 °C17 March 1959	15.1 °C29 December 1959	22.9 °C	1,500 mm	122
1958	34.9 °C17 March 1958	15.2 °C8 January 1958	22.8 °C	1,488 mm	104
1957	34.4 °C15 March 1957	14.5 °C11 February 1957	22.4 °C	1,628 mm	71
1956	33.8 °C16 February 1956	14.3 °C5 January 1956	22.1 °C	1,786 mm	66
1955	34.2 °C16 February 1955	14.8 °C24 December 1955	22.3 °C	1,878 mm	90
1954	34.0 °C4 February 1954	13.8 °C4 August 1954	22.1 °C	1,533 mm	53
1953	34.0 °C11 February 1953	15.0 °C23 December 1953	22.5 °C	1,663 mm	80
1952	34.1 °C28 February 1952	15.2 °C6 January 1952	22.6 °C	1,945 mm	89
1951	32.8 °C8 January 1951	14.7 °C17 February 1951	22.3 °C	1,829 mm	71
1950	33.4 °C24 January 1950	14.7 °C1 January 1950	22.3 °C	1,174 mm	85
1949	34.8 °C16 February 1949	14.0 °C16 December 1949	22.6 °C	1,322 mm	91
1948	34.2 °C18 February 1948	14.5 °C30 December 1948	22.3 °C	2,047 mm	86
1947	33.9 °C30 January 1947	15.2 °C9 December 1947	22.6 °C	1,697 mm	101
1946	35.7 °C23 February 1946	13.7 °C19 January 1946	22.4 °C	1,695 mm	99
1945	34.2 °C24 March 1945	13.4 °C21 December 1945	22.6 °C	1,616 mm	120
1944	33.8 °C13 February 1944	14.0 °C28 November 1944	22.5 °C	1,530 mm	104
1943	34.3 °C1 March 1943	15.0 °C20 July 1943	22.3 °C	1,078 mm	72
1942	34.1 °C7 February 1942	14.2 °C24 January 1942	22.3 °C	1,457 mm	87
1941	34.6 °C9 March 1941	13.8 °C29 January 1941	22.7 °C	1,444 mm	127
1940	33.8 °C4 March 1940	14.0 °C2 December 1940	22.3 °C	1,431 mm	78

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.8 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

155 d/yr

+47

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1556 mm

-128 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.1 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Feb	34.7 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-11 mm
Mar	34.5 °C	+2.7 °C	11 mm	-54 mm
Apr	30.6 °C	+1.3 °C	120 mm	-19 mm
May	28.8 °C	+1.0 °C	144 mm	-37 mm
Jun	28.5 °C	+2.0 °C	155 mm	-42 mm
Jul	25.8 °C	+0.4 °C	330 mm	+60 mm
Aug	26.1 °C	+0.6 °C	232 mm	-69 mm
Sep	27.2 °C	+1.3 °C	319 mm	+61 mm
Oct	27.3 °C	+0.7 °C	210 mm	+10 mm
Nov	29.1 °C	+1.1 °C	34 mm	-17 mm
Dec	32.1 °C	+2.2 °C	1 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.1 °C

13 Mar 2025

Coldest day

16.0 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

28.8 mm

30 Sep 2025

Windiest day

17.7 km/h

29 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

16 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.7 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

7 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Foumban?

Foumban has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,684 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Foumban?

The hottest day measured in Foumban between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2009, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Foumban?

The coldest day measured in Foumban between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 12.2 °C.

Does it snow in Foumban?

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

Has the climate of Foumban warmed?

Yes: Foumban warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Foumban?

The wettest day measured in Foumban between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2013, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Foumban?

The windiest day measured in Foumban between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1973, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Foumban?

The warmest month in Foumban is February (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Foumban?

Foumban receives on average 1,684 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Foumban?

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

Are there tropical nights in Foumban?

Yes: Foumban has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Foumban?

In Foumban, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 30 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 11 January 2015.

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