Mamfe climate — normals and trends
Mamfe (Cameroon) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 2,897 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Mamfe averages 0 frost days, 212 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 254 rainy days per year.
Mamfe has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 28 February 2016) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 2 January 1967).
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
MamfeSouth-West Region
- coords
- 5.75°, 9.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,897mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
212 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
254 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.1 °C
Average peak gust
20.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
340 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
40.3 °C
28 February 2016
Coldest day
12.6 °C
2 January 1967
Wettest day
260 mm
14 October 1952
Windiest day
17.4 km/h
24 February 1946
Strongest gust
47.2 km/h
29 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
5 March 2021
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
1 February 1945
Sunniest day
12.1 h
23 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 37.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 38 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 124 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 188 mm | -71 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 311 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 241 mm | -151 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 564 mm | +219 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 220 mm | -101 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 592 mm | +198 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 577 mm | +155 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 205 mm | +53 mm |
| Dec | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 40 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mamfe?
Mamfe has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 2,897 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mamfe?
The hottest day measured in Mamfe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2016, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mamfe?
The coldest day measured in Mamfe between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mamfe?
Almost never: Mamfe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mamfe warmed?
Yes: Mamfe warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mamfe?
The wettest day measured in Mamfe between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1952, with 260 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mamfe?
The windiest day measured in Mamfe between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1946, with winds reaching 17.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mamfe?
The warmest month in Mamfe is February (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Mamfe?
Mamfe receives on average 2,897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 254 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mamfe?
Mamfe gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mamfe?
Yes: Mamfe has on average 340 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mamfe?
In Mamfe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 5 March 2021, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 1 February 1945.
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