Kaélé climate — normals and trends
Kaélé (Cameroon) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 637 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 April (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kaélé averages 0 frost days, 304 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Kaélé has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 7 May 2024) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 13 January 2002).
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
KaéléFar North
- coords
- 10.11°, 14.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.7°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
637mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
304 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
297 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
45.1 °C
7 May 2024
Coldest day
11.7 °C
13 January 2002
Wettest day
133 mm
20 August 2020
Windiest day
33.1 km/h
10 June 2011
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
10 June 2011
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
4 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 40.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 38.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 39 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 239 mm | +99 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 238 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 140 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 35.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 35.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaélé?
Kaélé has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 637 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaélé?
The hottest day measured in Kaélé between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 2024, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaélé?
The coldest day measured in Kaélé between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2002, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kaélé?
Almost never: Kaélé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kaélé warmed?
Yes: Kaélé warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaélé?
The wettest day measured in Kaélé between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2020, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaélé?
The windiest day measured in Kaélé between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2011, with winds reaching 33.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaélé?
The warmest month in Kaélé is April (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaélé?
Kaélé receives on average 637 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaélé?
Kaélé gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kaélé?
Yes: Kaélé has on average 297 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaélé?
In Kaélé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 4 May 2024, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 12 January 1957.
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