Makak climate — normals and trends
Makak has a tropical rainforest climate, averaging 22.8 °C annually with 2,366 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
MakakCentre
- coords
- 3.55°, 11.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,366mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
89%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
310 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
242 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
34.3 °C
31 January 2018
Coldest day
13.0 °C
3 August 1954
Wettest day
105 mm
21 September 2005
Windiest day
20.5 km/h
5 August 2003
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
4 November 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
29 March 2007
Coldest feels-like
12.8 °C
3 August 1954
Sunniest day
11.9 h
24 May 1999
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 49 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 56 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 136 mm | -73 mm |
| Apr | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 198 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 228 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 201 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 173 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 84 mm | -60 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 243 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 346 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 252 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 129 mm | -9 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Makak (Cameroon) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 2,366 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Makak averages 0 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 310 rainy days per year.
Makak has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 31 January 2018) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 3 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Makak?
Makak has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 2,366 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makak?
The hottest day measured in Makak between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2018, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Makak?
The coldest day measured in Makak between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1954, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Makak?
Almost never: Makak sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Makak warmed?
Yes: Makak warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Makak?
The wettest day measured in Makak between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 2005, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Makak?
The windiest day measured in Makak between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2003, with winds reaching 20.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Makak?
The warmest month in Makak is February (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Makak?
Makak receives on average 2,366 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 310 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Makak?
Makak gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Makak?
Yes: Makak has on average 242 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makak?
In Makak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 29 March 2007, and the lowest was 12.8 °C on 3 August 1954.
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