Foumbot climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Foumbot?

Foumbot has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,570 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Foumbot between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2012, reaching 37.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Foumbot?

The coldest day measured in Foumbot between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2007, at 11.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Foumbot?

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

Q: Has the climate of Foumbot warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Foumbot?

The wettest day measured in Foumbot between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2015, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Foumbot?

The windiest day measured in Foumbot between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1973, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Foumbot?

The warmest month in Foumbot is February (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Foumbot?

Foumbot receives on average 1,570 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 211 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Foumbot?

Foumbot gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Foumbot (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,570 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Foumbot averages 0 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 211 rainy days per year.

Foumbot 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 37.5 °C (on 30 March 2012) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 3 January 2007).

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

FoumbotWest Region

coords: 5.51°, 10.63°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.4°C

Average daily high

27.7°C

Average daily low

18.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,570mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

10.1km/h

Seasonal range

3.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

84 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

211 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.1 °C

Average feels-like low

19.8 °C

Average peak gust

29.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

29 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 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

37.5 °C

30 March 2012

Coldest day

11.3 °C

3 January 2007

Wettest day

124 mm

21 July 2015

Windiest day

20.9 km/h

13 March 1973

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

14 October 1948

Hottest feels-like

39.2 °C

30 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

9.7 °C

3 January 2007

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.9 °C13 March 2025	15.2 °C10 January 2025	23.6 °C	1,461 mm	133
2024	36.0 °C28 February 2024	14.2 °C22 January 2024	24.0 °C	1,181 mm	164
2023	36.6 °C27 February 2023	14.2 °C14 January 2023	23.6 °C	1,646 mm	120
2022	35.6 °C1 March 2022	14.4 °C11 February 2022	23.2 °C	1,292 mm	125
2021	35.9 °C7 March 2021	15.3 °C13 December 2021	23.4 °C	1,446 mm	109
2020	37.2 °C19 March 2020	12.3 °C25 January 2020	23.7 °C	1,500 mm	138
2019	36.5 °C21 February 2019	14.9 °C9 December 2019	23.4 °C	1,637 mm	129
2018	36.1 °C6 February 2018	14.5 °C6 January 2018	23.1 °C	1,523 mm	119
2017	36.5 °C15 March 2017	14.6 °C27 November 2017	23.5 °C	1,525 mm	130
2016	36.4 °C22 February 2016	15.0 °C31 January 2016	23.4 °C	1,396 mm	138
2015	35.1 °C7 February 2015	13.0 °C11 January 2015	23.2 °C	1,705 mm	129
2014	36.4 °C24 February 2014	14.0 °C13 January 2014	22.9 °C	1,567 mm	111
2013	35.8 °C1 March 2013	12.9 °C18 December 2013	22.9 °C	1,536 mm	96
2012	37.5 °C30 March 2012	14.3 °C28 December 2012	23.0 °C	1,572 mm	117
2011	35.9 °C17 March 2011	12.6 °C1 December 2011	22.9 °C	1,560 mm	111
2010	36.4 °C4 April 2010	12.8 °C11 December 2010	23.5 °C	1,430 mm	115
2009	35.7 °C15 March 2009	14.9 °C1 December 2009	23.2 °C	1,433 mm	125
2008	34.5 °C3 March 2008	14.3 °C1 February 2008	22.7 °C	1,418 mm	102
2007	36.0 °C14 March 2007	11.3 °C3 January 2007	22.7 °C	1,663 mm	95
2006	34.9 °C8 February 2006	14.9 °C5 December 2006	22.9 °C	1,483 mm	116
2005	36.0 °C19 February 2005	13.7 °C13 January 2005	22.9 °C	1,495 mm	115
2004	35.7 °C24 March 2004	14.1 °C3 December 2004	22.8 °C	1,613 mm	104
2003	35.4 °C16 March 2003	14.2 °C5 January 2003	22.9 °C	1,460 mm	112
2002	34.4 °C6 March 2002	14.0 °C28 January 2002	22.5 °C	1,529 mm	79
2001	34.1 °C27 February 2001	13.7 °C10 January 2001	22.5 °C	1,433 mm	92
2000	35.1 °C16 March 2000	14.1 °C7 December 2000	22.3 °C	1,644 mm	85
1999	33.2 °C25 March 1999	14.3 °C14 December 1999	22.2 °C	1,747 mm	66
1998	35.7 °C7 February 1998	15.5 °C23 January 1998	23.3 °C	1,542 mm	111
1997	34.8 °C10 March 1997	14.7 °C16 February 1997	22.5 °C	1,556 mm	84
1996	34.4 °C16 February 1996	13.6 °C8 January 1996	22.4 °C	1,793 mm	81
1995	34.9 °C3 March 1995	14.7 °C23 January 1995	22.5 °C	1,812 mm	74
1994	34.6 °C27 February 1994	14.1 °C13 December 1994	22.5 °C	1,917 mm	73
1993	34.1 °C26 February 1993	13.0 °C24 January 1993	22.4 °C	1,824 mm	68
1992	34.7 °C8 March 1992	14.0 °C25 December 1992	22.2 °C	1,934 mm	61
1991	33.1 °C14 February 1991	15.1 °C18 December 1991	22.2 °C	1,725 mm	66
1990	35.1 °C29 March 1990	15.8 °C15 January 1990	22.5 °C	1,809 mm	82
1989	35.3 °C11 March 1989	13.0 °C20 January 1989	22.2 °C	1,595 mm	71
1988	35.0 °C1 March 1988	15.0 °C20 December 1988	22.6 °C	1,749 mm	84
1987	35.2 °C23 February 1987	14.1 °C2 January 1987	22.9 °C	1,471 mm	92
1986	33.4 °C4 February 1986	12.6 °C17 January 1986	22.1 °C	1,779 mm	55
1985	34.3 °C10 March 1985	14.8 °C30 December 1985	21.8 °C	2,035 mm	58
1984	34.1 °C27 February 1984	12.7 °C14 December 1984	22.0 °C	1,518 mm	56
1983	36.1 °C22 March 1983	13.4 °C28 December 1983	22.7 °C	1,515 mm	88
1982	35.6 °C21 February 1982	14.2 °C25 November 1982	22.0 °C	1,819 mm	43
1981	34.2 °C2 March 1981	14.3 °C29 November 1981	22.2 °C	1,656 mm	71
1980	34.2 °C24 February 1980	13.6 °C8 January 1980	22.3 °C	2,013 mm	83
1979	33.6 °C11 February 1979	13.3 °C11 December 1979	22.1 °C	1,645 mm	59
1978	34.7 °C25 February 1978	12.9 °C13 January 1978	22.2 °C	1,745 mm	75
1977	34.7 °C24 March 1977	15.2 °C25 December 1977	22.6 °C	1,394 mm	82
1976	32.5 °C31 January 1976	13.7 °C3 January 1976	21.6 °C	1,666 mm	16
1975	33.6 °C13 March 1975	12.2 °C10 December 1975	21.5 °C	1,685 mm	45
1974	32.2 °C21 March 1974	12.8 °C30 December 1974	21.6 °C	1,979 mm	37
1973	35.4 °C12 March 1973	14.2 °C22 November 1973	22.4 °C	1,820 mm	80
1972	33.8 °C11 March 1972	13.9 °C8 January 1972	22.1 °C	1,570 mm	53
1971	33.3 °C21 February 1971	11.4 °C25 December 1971	21.7 °C	1,756 mm	42
1970	34.9 °C18 February 1970	13.3 °C15 December 1970	22.1 °C	1,794 mm	62
1969	33.8 °C13 February 1969	15.2 °C24 November 1969	22.0 °C	2,024 mm	46
1968	32.3 °C28 February 1968	13.9 °C25 December 1968	22.0 °C	1,750 mm	49
1967	33.8 °C12 March 1967	14.5 °C1 January 1967	21.9 °C	1,806 mm	80
1966	34.4 °C25 March 1966	15.0 °C13 December 1966	22.6 °C	1,293 mm	100
1965	32.7 °C8 March 1965	14.1 °C5 February 1965	22.4 °C	980 mm	82
1964	34.3 °C20 February 1964	14.9 °C20 November 1964	22.6 °C	928 mm	108
1963	34.1 °C18 February 1963	13.5 °C2 January 1963	22.4 °C	1,179 mm	94
1962	34.6 °C26 February 1962	14.2 °C4 January 1962	22.0 °C	1,521 mm	71
1961	34.3 °C8 March 1961	14.3 °C27 December 1961	22.1 °C	1,503 mm	89
1960	33.8 °C26 February 1960	14.6 °C31 January 1960	22.3 °C	1,562 mm	94
1959	34.5 °C17 March 1959	14.5 °C29 December 1959	22.3 °C	1,487 mm	84
1958	34.7 °C4 March 1958	14.5 °C28 July 1958	22.3 °C	1,590 mm	87
1957	33.2 °C15 March 1957	13.5 °C12 February 1957	21.8 °C	1,555 mm	52
1956	33.2 °C11 February 1956	14.6 °C5 January 1956	21.5 °C	1,655 mm	47
1955	33.7 °C20 February 1955	14.4 °C24 December 1955	21.8 °C	1,727 mm	61
1954	32.6 °C10 February 1954	12.8 °C2 August 1954	21.5 °C	1,337 mm	28
1953	33.4 °C11 February 1953	14.2 °C1 December 1953	21.9 °C	1,474 mm	60
1952	34.1 °C5 March 1952	14.7 °C5 January 1952	22.1 °C	1,653 mm	73
1951	33.1 °C3 March 1951	14.8 °C17 February 1951	21.8 °C	1,669 mm	44
1950	32.4 °C3 March 1950	13.9 °C31 August 1950	21.8 °C	1,119 mm	54
1949	34.4 °C19 March 1949	13.4 °C17 December 1949	22.0 °C	1,416 mm	86
1948	33.6 °C18 February 1948	14.5 °C23 December 1948	21.8 °C	1,827 mm	64
1947	33.5 °C22 February 1947	15.3 °C10 September 1947	22.0 °C	1,433 mm	88
1946	34.6 °C24 February 1946	13.5 °C19 January 1946	21.9 °C	1,524 mm	81
1945	33.5 °C24 March 1945	12.8 °C21 December 1945	21.9 °C	1,559 mm	99
1944	33.3 °C22 February 1944	13.4 °C28 November 1944	21.9 °C	1,357 mm	75
1943	33.2 °C8 March 1943	14.0 °C26 July 1943	21.7 °C	934 mm	52
1942	33.3 °C7 February 1942	14.7 °C1 January 1942	21.6 °C	1,433 mm	68
1941	33.7 °C9 March 1941	13.4 °C25 December 1941	22.0 °C	1,412 mm	93
1940	33.2 °C4 March 1940	14.4 °C2 August 1940	21.7 °C	1,308 mm	50

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.0 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

133 d/yr

+49

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1461 mm

-109 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.1 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Feb	33.9 °C	+1.9 °C	4 mm	-7 mm
Mar	33.8 °C	+2.7 °C	22 mm	-43 mm
Apr	29.8 °C	+1.2 °C	145 mm	+3 mm
May	28.2 °C	+1.1 °C	146 mm	-29 mm
Jun	27.8 °C	+1.8 °C	130 mm	-56 mm
Jul	25.5 °C	+0.4 °C	288 mm	+48 mm
Aug	25.9 °C	+0.8 °C	170 mm	-88 mm
Sep	26.5 °C	+1.1 °C	311 mm	+73 mm
Oct	26.6 °C	+0.8 °C	200 mm	+6 mm
Nov	28.1 °C	+1.0 °C	44 mm	-11 mm
Dec	30.8 °C	+1.9 °C	2 mm	-3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.9 °C

13 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.2 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

37.6 mm

23 Sep 2025

Windiest day

19.0 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

50.8 km/h

9 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.8 °C

18 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.4 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

30 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Foumbot?

Foumbot has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,570 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Foumbot?

The hottest day measured in Foumbot between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2012, reaching 37.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Foumbot?

The coldest day measured in Foumbot between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2007, at 11.3 °C.

Does it snow in Foumbot?

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

Has the climate of Foumbot warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Foumbot?

The wettest day measured in Foumbot between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2015, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Foumbot?

The windiest day measured in Foumbot between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1973, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Foumbot?

The warmest month in Foumbot is February (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Foumbot?

Foumbot receives on average 1,570 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 211 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Foumbot?

Foumbot gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Foumbot?

Yes: Foumbot has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Foumbot?

In Foumbot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 30 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 3 January 2007.

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