Mbanga climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mbanga?

Mbanga has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,523 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mbanga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2017, reaching 37.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mbanga?

The coldest day measured in Mbanga between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1954, at 15.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mbanga?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mbanga warmed?

Yes: Mbanga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mbanga?

The wettest day measured in Mbanga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2019, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mbanga?

The windiest day measured in Mbanga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, with winds reaching 12.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mbanga?

The warmest month in Mbanga is February (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mbanga?

Mbanga receives on average 2,523 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mbanga?

Mbanga gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mbanga (Cameroon) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,523 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Mbanga averages 0 frost days, 140 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 287 rainy days per year.

Mbanga 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 37.8 °C (on 23 February 2017) and the coldest 15.1 °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.

Climate normals · ERA5

MbangaLittoral

coords: 4.50°, 9.57°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.8°C

Average daily high

29.2°C

Average daily low

22.0°C

Annual rainfall

2,523mm

Sunshine / day

8.1h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

5.8km/h

Seasonal range

3.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

140 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

287 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.7 °C

Average feels-like low

26.3 °C

Average peak gust

22.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

360 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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

37.8 °C

23 February 2017

Coldest day

15.1 °C

3 August 1954

Wettest day

225 mm

26 July 2019

Windiest day

12.6 km/h

17 July 1950

Strongest gust

41.8 km/h

30 March 1944

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

12 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

16.2 °C

3 August 1954

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.1 °C13 February 2025	20.7 °C11 January 2025	26.0 °C	3,415 mm	207
2024	37.4 °C12 February 2024	20.0 °C16 January 2024	26.4 °C	2,905 mm	238
2023	36.8 °C27 February 2023	19.2 °C1 January 2023	26.0 °C	2,365 mm	218
2022	36.2 °C26 February 2022	19.5 °C25 December 2022	25.7 °C	2,478 mm	208
2021	36.4 °C5 March 2021	21.0 °C21 March 2021	25.9 °C	2,475 mm	222
2020	37.7 °C29 February 2020	17.8 °C26 January 2020	26.0 °C	2,741 mm	222
2019	35.8 °C19 February 2019	20.9 °C13 July 2019	25.7 °C	3,702 mm	190
2018	37.0 °C4 February 2018	19.9 °C6 January 2018	25.6 °C	2,470 mm	216
2017	37.8 °C23 February 2017	20.5 °C27 December 2017	25.8 °C	3,270 mm	195
2016	36.7 °C17 February 2016	19.5 °C1 February 2016	25.9 °C	2,871 mm	203
2015	35.1 °C23 January 2015	17.9 °C13 January 2015	25.4 °C	2,747 mm	194
2014	35.7 °C21 February 2014	21.0 °C4 January 2014	25.4 °C	3,101 mm	185
2013	35.5 °C25 February 2013	18.7 °C18 December 2013	25.2 °C	3,112 mm	172
2012	35.5 °C22 March 2012	20.4 °C17 January 2012	25.3 °C	2,595 mm	183
2011	34.9 °C30 January 2011	19.5 °C23 January 2011	25.2 °C	2,556 mm	179
2010	36.5 °C5 February 2010	20.5 °C11 December 2010	25.8 °C	2,618 mm	202
2009	34.5 °C11 March 2009	20.8 °C23 June 2009	25.4 °C	2,309 mm	199
2008	36.0 °C3 March 2008	20.0 °C2 February 2008	25.2 °C	2,176 mm	185
2007	36.2 °C18 February 2007	18.4 °C17 January 2007	25.2 °C	2,653 mm	168
2006	34.4 °C10 February 2006	20.5 °C30 December 2006	25.3 °C	2,332 mm	193
2005	36.2 °C23 February 2005	17.0 °C11 January 2005	25.3 °C	2,262 mm	185
2004	35.9 °C24 February 2004	20.7 °C1 August 2004	25.3 °C	2,395 mm	185
2003	35.6 °C8 February 2003	20.0 °C5 July 2003	25.2 °C	2,313 mm	182
2002	35.3 °C19 February 2002	19.6 °C11 January 2002	24.9 °C	2,346 mm	159
2001	36.0 °C18 February 2001	19.2 °C23 July 2001	24.8 °C	2,567 mm	154
2000	37.0 °C6 March 2000	19.4 °C17 December 2000	24.8 °C	2,286 mm	158
1999	33.1 °C24 February 1999	19.9 °C17 December 1999	24.6 °C	2,680 mm	141
1998	35.8 °C3 March 1998	20.4 °C5 August 1998	25.6 °C	2,175 mm	199
1997	35.9 °C23 February 1997	20.0 °C3 February 1997	24.9 °C	2,244 mm	144
1996	34.1 °C23 February 1996	20.6 °C12 September 1996	24.8 °C	2,515 mm	152
1995	33.9 °C28 January 1995	20.1 °C23 January 1995	25.0 °C	2,375 mm	167
1994	33.9 °C25 February 1994	18.8 °C13 December 1994	24.8 °C	2,876 mm	152
1993	33.2 °C8 February 1993	19.1 °C10 January 1993	24.9 °C	2,655 mm	133
1992	35.6 °C22 February 1992	18.6 °C6 January 1992	24.6 °C	2,864 mm	133
1991	33.3 °C28 March 1991	20.0 °C17 October 1991	24.6 °C	2,243 mm	110
1990	35.5 °C19 March 1990	20.3 °C10 August 1990	24.7 °C	2,691 mm	106
1989	35.2 °C2 March 1989	19.0 °C7 January 1989	24.7 °C	2,421 mm	138
1988	34.8 °C26 February 1988	19.7 °C24 December 1988	24.8 °C	2,691 mm	145
1987	33.8 °C4 February 1987	20.2 °C1 January 1987	25.1 °C	2,404 mm	158
1986	33.1 °C3 February 1986	19.6 °C22 December 1986	24.5 °C	2,702 mm	119
1985	34.5 °C23 February 1985	19.3 °C6 December 1985	24.4 °C	2,636 mm	119
1984	33.7 °C28 February 1984	16.6 °C16 December 1984	24.6 °C	2,041 mm	139
1983	37.0 °C19 March 1983	17.2 °C7 January 1983	24.9 °C	2,380 mm	130
1982	33.4 °C18 February 1982	20.1 °C10 February 1982	24.4 °C	2,980 mm	102
1981	34.8 °C15 February 1981	19.4 °C21 January 1981	24.4 °C	2,994 mm	116
1980	33.3 °C7 February 1980	19.5 °C28 December 1980	24.4 °C	3,469 mm	125
1979	34.0 °C3 March 1979	19.4 °C5 June 1979	24.5 °C	2,638 mm	135
1978	33.3 °C17 March 1978	19.2 °C12 January 1978	24.3 °C	3,093 mm	128
1977	33.9 °C14 March 1977	19.8 °C29 December 1977	24.5 °C	2,644 mm	108
1976	32.2 °C12 March 1976	19.5 °C10 August 1976	24.0 °C	2,925 mm	70
1975	33.0 °C27 January 1975	17.5 °C10 December 1975	24.0 °C	2,409 mm	99
1974	33.7 °C10 February 1974	18.7 °C28 December 1974	24.1 °C	3,004 mm	98
1973	34.5 °C17 February 1973	19.5 °C13 July 1973	24.7 °C	2,658 mm	140
1972	33.1 °C21 December 1972	19.5 °C14 February 1972	24.4 °C	2,441 mm	141
1971	34.0 °C5 February 1971	18.4 °C30 December 1971	24.2 °C	2,851 mm	107
1970	34.0 °C4 March 1970	19.3 °C29 November 1970	24.4 °C	2,738 mm	131
1969	34.2 °C12 February 1969	19.9 °C1 February 1969	24.5 °C	3,066 mm	122
1968	32.4 °C7 February 1968	18.2 °C19 January 1968	24.2 °C	3,186 mm	89
1967	34.3 °C12 March 1967	18.8 °C21 January 1967	24.3 °C	2,650 mm	124
1966	34.9 °C2 March 1966	19.3 °C5 January 1966	24.8 °C	1,892 mm	128
1965	32.3 °C12 March 1965	20.1 °C30 July 1965	24.3 °C	1,734 mm	91
1964	35.1 °C26 February 1964	19.7 °C3 August 1964	24.5 °C	1,566 mm	127
1963	34.3 °C13 March 1963	19.4 °C3 January 1963	24.7 °C	1,599 mm	129
1962	34.2 °C11 February 1962	19.7 °C7 January 1962	24.2 °C	2,492 mm	108
1961	35.2 °C7 March 1961	18.6 °C1 August 1961	24.3 °C	2,120 mm	120
1960	34.1 °C19 February 1960	19.4 °C30 July 1960	24.4 °C	2,317 mm	121
1959	34.7 °C7 March 1959	19.9 °C24 August 1959	24.5 °C	1,869 mm	122
1958	34.5 °C12 February 1958	19.4 °C27 July 1958	24.3 °C	2,178 mm	103
1957	33.5 °C15 February 1957	19.7 °C11 January 1957	24.1 °C	2,695 mm	80
1956	33.7 °C3 February 1956	18.8 °C23 August 1956	23.8 °C	2,534 mm	68
1955	33.8 °C19 February 1955	19.6 °C1 August 1955	24.1 °C	2,356 mm	100
1954	32.4 °C4 March 1954	15.1 °C3 August 1954	23.9 °C	2,026 mm	61
1953	32.8 °C22 January 1953	19.3 °C10 August 1953	24.2 °C	2,759 mm	86
1952	34.2 °C5 March 1952	19.0 °C14 August 1952	24.3 °C	3,225 mm	118
1951	33.6 °C28 February 1951	20.4 °C9 February 1951	24.3 °C	2,690 mm	123
1950	33.3 °C13 March 1950	16.5 °C9 August 1950	24.0 °C	2,143 mm	106
1949	34.7 °C16 February 1949	19.7 °C15 August 1949	24.4 °C	2,062 mm	128
1948	34.1 °C22 March 1948	18.2 °C23 July 1948	24.2 °C	2,612 mm	88
1947	33.3 °C13 March 1947	17.7 °C9 September 1947	24.1 °C	2,555 mm	88
1946	35.5 °C22 February 1946	18.9 °C1 January 1946	24.3 °C	2,128 mm	116
1945	34.7 °C17 February 1945	18.5 °C4 February 1945	24.4 °C	2,285 mm	139
1944	34.8 °C10 February 1944	18.8 °C2 August 1944	24.4 °C	1,739 mm	125
1943	33.7 °C8 March 1943	17.4 °C16 July 1943	23.8 °C	1,632 mm	61
1942	33.3 °C7 February 1942	16.6 °C19 July 1942	24.0 °C	2,085 mm	87
1941	34.7 °C14 February 1941	19.2 °C5 August 1941	24.3 °C	2,189 mm	107
1940	33.6 °C4 March 1940	17.9 °C4 August 1940	23.9 °C	2,138 mm	73

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.4 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

207 d/yr

+67

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3415 mm

+892 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.2 °C	+2.8 °C	16 mm	-19 mm
Feb	35.4 °C	+3.1 °C	34 mm	-21 mm
Mar	33.3 °C	+2.0 °C	140 mm	-4 mm
Apr	31.1 °C	+1.0 °C	197 mm	+6 mm
May	30.8 °C	+1.5 °C	164 mm	-40 mm
Jun	29.7 °C	+1.9 °C	227 mm	-56 mm
Jul	26.6 °C	0.0 °C	597 mm	+202 mm
Aug	26.5 °C	-0.2 °C	638 mm	+245 mm
Sep	27.5 °C	0.0 °C	591 mm	+239 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	+0.3 °C	604 mm	+314 mm
Nov	30.4 °C	+1.2 °C	141 mm	+6 mm
Dec	31.7 °C	+1.5 °C	68 mm	+21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.1 °C

13 Feb 2025

Coldest day

20.7 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

172.1 mm

28 Oct 2025

Windiest day

10.5 km/h

6 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

33.5 km/h

4 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.5 °C

24 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.2 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.4 h

21 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mbanga?

Mbanga has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,523 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mbanga?

The hottest day measured in Mbanga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2017, reaching 37.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mbanga?

The coldest day measured in Mbanga between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1954, at 15.1 °C.

Does it snow in Mbanga?

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

Has the climate of Mbanga warmed?

Yes: Mbanga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mbanga?

The wettest day measured in Mbanga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2019, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mbanga?

The windiest day measured in Mbanga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, with winds reaching 12.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mbanga?

The warmest month in Mbanga is February (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Mbanga?

Mbanga receives on average 2,523 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mbanga?

Mbanga gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mbanga?

Yes: Mbanga has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mbanga?

In Mbanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 12 February 2024, and the lowest was 16.2 °C on 3 August 1954.

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