Mbouda climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mbouda?

Mbouda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,892 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mbouda between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 34.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mbouda?

The coldest day measured in Mbouda between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1954, at 10.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mbouda?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mbouda warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Mbouda?

The wettest day measured in Mbouda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1979, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mbouda?

The windiest day measured in Mbouda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2025, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mbouda?

The warmest month in Mbouda is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mbouda?

Mbouda receives on average 1,892 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mbouda?

Mbouda gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mbouda (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,892 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Mbouda averages 0 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 220 rainy days per year.

Mbouda 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 34.0 °C (on 29 February 2020) and the coldest 10.2 °C (on 2 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

MboudaWest Region

coords: 5.63°, 10.25°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

19.7°C

Average daily high

24.9°C

Average daily low

15.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,892mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

8.8km/h

Seasonal range

3.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

19 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

220 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.4 °C

Average feels-like low

16.6 °C

Average peak gust

31.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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

34.0 °C

29 February 2020

Coldest day

10.2 °C

2 August 1954

Wettest day

107 mm

8 April 1979

Windiest day

21.0 km/h

17 January 2025

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

29 October 1988

Hottest feels-like

34.8 °C

19 April 2010

Coldest feels-like

8.8 °C

2 August 1954

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.7 °C15 March 2025	13.5 °C10 January 2025	20.9 °C	1,718 mm	60
2024	33.6 °C28 February 2024	13.2 °C22 January 2024	21.2 °C	1,692 mm	50
2023	33.4 °C1 March 2023	12.9 °C10 January 2023	20.8 °C	1,904 mm	42
2022	32.6 °C1 March 2022	12.4 °C24 December 2022	20.4 °C	1,713 mm	26
2021	32.9 °C8 March 2021	13.7 °C13 December 2021	20.6 °C	1,652 mm	39
2020	34.0 °C29 February 2020	11.9 °C26 January 2020	20.8 °C	1,744 mm	54
2019	32.6 °C14 March 2019	12.8 °C5 December 2019	20.5 °C	2,186 mm	38
2018	33.5 °C6 February 2018	12.8 °C26 December 2018	20.3 °C	2,229 mm	29
2017	33.5 °C21 March 2017	12.2 °C25 November 2017	20.7 °C	1,880 mm	69
2016	33.6 °C22 February 2016	13.5 °C28 December 2016	20.7 °C	1,879 mm	52
2015	32.6 °C7 February 2015	12.3 °C12 January 2015	20.4 °C	2,054 mm	41
2014	33.4 °C24 February 2014	13.0 °C5 January 2014	20.2 °C	1,979 mm	40
2013	33.3 °C1 March 2013	11.3 °C18 December 2013	20.1 °C	2,018 mm	41
2012	33.1 °C30 March 2012	12.9 °C17 December 2012	20.2 °C	1,879 mm	40
2011	32.0 °C15 March 2011	11.7 °C17 January 2011	20.2 °C	1,630 mm	34
2010	32.8 °C8 March 2010	11.4 °C11 December 2010	20.8 °C	1,766 mm	63
2009	33.5 °C13 March 2009	13.4 °C27 December 2009	20.5 °C	1,857 mm	56
2008	31.7 °C7 March 2008	11.7 °C1 February 2008	20.0 °C	1,746 mm	27
2007	32.1 °C8 February 2007	12.2 °C3 January 2007	20.1 °C	1,854 mm	37
2006	32.4 °C24 January 2006	12.6 °C30 December 2006	20.3 °C	1,851 mm	37
2005	33.4 °C19 February 2005	12.5 °C8 January 2005	20.2 °C	1,836 mm	38
2004	33.4 °C1 April 2004	12.8 °C3 December 2004	20.2 °C	2,004 mm	49
2003	32.5 °C16 March 2003	13.4 °C4 January 2003	20.1 °C	1,806 mm	37
2002	31.4 °C23 February 2002	11.9 °C28 January 2002	19.9 °C	1,952 mm	14
2001	31.8 °C16 March 2001	12.0 °C4 January 2001	19.9 °C	1,613 mm	12
2000	32.2 °C16 March 2000	11.9 °C7 December 2000	19.8 °C	1,819 mm	29
1999	30.3 °C4 March 1999	11.7 °C14 December 1999	19.5 °C	1,891 mm	4
1998	32.3 °C24 March 1998	13.1 °C26 December 1998	20.6 °C	1,619 mm	52
1997	31.4 °C10 March 1997	12.2 °C31 January 1997	19.8 °C	1,823 mm	24
1996	31.1 °C26 February 1996	12.7 °C20 July 1996	19.8 °C	2,033 mm	14
1995	31.4 °C3 March 1995	12.2 °C19 January 1995	19.8 °C	1,865 mm	8
1994	31.6 °C27 February 1994	12.2 °C3 January 1994	19.7 °C	1,886 mm	11
1993	30.2 °C15 February 1993	12.3 °C19 January 1993	19.6 °C	2,189 mm	2
1992	31.9 °C8 March 1992	11.7 °C17 December 1992	19.5 °C	2,048 mm	17
1991	30.5 °C7 February 1991	13.0 °C23 December 1991	19.6 °C	1,955 mm	7
1990	33.0 °C29 March 1990	13.1 °C11 February 1990	19.8 °C	1,976 mm	30
1989	32.2 °C3 March 1989	11.6 °C16 January 1989	19.5 °C	2,043 mm	14
1988	32.6 °C1 March 1988	12.5 °C20 December 1988	19.8 °C	2,106 mm	15
1987	31.2 °C25 February 1987	12.1 °C7 January 1987	20.2 °C	1,765 mm	15
1986	31.1 °C3 February 1986	11.3 °C6 December 1986	19.4 °C	2,035 mm	4
1985	32.1 °C10 March 1985	12.8 °C8 February 1985	19.1 °C	2,183 mm	5
1984	31.1 °C2 March 1984	11.7 °C15 December 1984	19.4 °C	2,033 mm	14
1983	33.3 °C25 March 1983	12.1 °C9 January 1983	20.0 °C	1,767 mm	42
1982	31.1 °C21 February 1982	12.3 °C30 December 1982	19.3 °C	2,289 mm	1
1981	30.5 °C16 March 1981	11.4 °C11 January 1981	19.3 °C	1,895 mm	4
1980	31.6 °C23 February 1980	11.8 °C8 January 1980	19.5 °C	2,171 mm	13
1979	30.8 °C19 March 1979	11.6 °C21 December 1979	19.4 °C	2,136 mm	2
1978	30.4 °C24 February 1978	11.5 °C11 January 1978	19.2 °C	2,177 mm	9
1977	31.6 °C22 March 1977	12.4 °C29 December 1977	19.7 °C	1,659 mm	13
1976	28.8 °C31 January 1976	12.0 °C6 December 1976	18.8 °C	2,228 mm	0
1975	29.9 °C13 March 1975	11.1 °C29 December 1975	18.7 °C	2,039 mm	0
1974	29.8 °C7 March 1974	11.0 °C14 January 1974	19.0 °C	2,000 mm	0
1973	31.9 °C18 February 1973	12.4 °C22 November 1973	19.7 °C	2,101 mm	18
1972	30.9 °C21 February 1972	12.5 °C14 February 1972	19.4 °C	2,219 mm	2
1971	30.5 °C10 February 1971	11.7 °C18 December 1971	19.1 °C	2,077 mm	5
1970	33.1 °C18 February 1970	10.9 °C29 November 1970	19.4 °C	1,957 mm	12
1969	31.2 °C13 February 1969	12.6 °C24 December 1969	19.4 °C	2,328 mm	3
1968	29.4 °C6 April 1968	12.3 °C25 December 1968	19.2 °C	1,855 mm	0
1967	30.4 °C5 March 1967	12.0 °C21 January 1967	19.1 °C	1,994 mm	6
1966	31.7 °C23 March 1966	12.7 °C12 December 1966	19.7 °C	1,591 mm	23
1965	29.5 °C6 March 1965	12.6 °C13 January 1965	19.4 °C	1,522 mm	0
1964	31.4 °C6 March 1964	12.9 °C21 November 1964	19.7 °C	1,372 mm	29
1963	31.3 °C25 March 1963	12.7 °C13 December 1963	19.6 °C	1,664 mm	18
1962	30.7 °C26 February 1962	12.9 °C13 January 1962	19.1 °C	1,789 mm	12
1961	31.4 °C8 March 1961	12.6 °C28 December 1961	19.2 °C	1,618 mm	18
1960	30.3 °C19 February 1960	13.0 °C31 December 1960	19.4 °C	1,805 mm	8
1959	31.2 °C15 March 1959	13.1 °C28 December 1959	19.5 °C	1,592 mm	14
1958	30.6 °C3 March 1958	11.9 °C28 July 1958	19.4 °C	1,709 mm	18
1957	30.2 °C17 February 1957	12.0 °C8 January 1957	19.0 °C	2,079 mm	1
1956	29.8 °C11 February 1956	12.6 °C19 August 1956	18.7 °C	1,972 mm	0
1955	30.7 °C19 February 1955	12.7 °C29 December 1955	19.1 °C	1,942 mm	8
1954	29.5 °C4 March 1954	10.2 °C2 August 1954	18.7 °C	1,870 mm	0
1953	29.8 °C10 March 1953	12.9 °C11 August 1953	19.2 °C	1,949 mm	0
1952	31.4 °C5 March 1952	12.3 °C24 August 1952	19.2 °C	2,372 mm	8
1951	30.8 °C3 March 1951	12.8 °C16 December 1951	19.1 °C	2,305 mm	1
1950	29.7 °C25 February 1950	11.3 °C31 August 1950	18.9 °C	1,718 mm	0
1949	31.0 °C19 March 1949	12.5 °C4 December 1949	19.3 °C	1,817 mm	12
1948	30.5 °C23 February 1948	12.7 °C24 October 1948	19.0 °C	1,940 mm	5
1947	31.0 °C22 February 1947	12.1 °C29 December 1947	19.2 °C	1,759 mm	9
1946	31.6 °C24 February 1946	12.9 °C15 August 1946	19.1 °C	1,659 mm	24
1945	31.1 °C20 March 1945	12.5 °C25 December 1945	19.3 °C	1,716 mm	24
1944	30.3 °C22 February 1944	12.8 °C23 November 1944	19.2 °C	1,736 mm	4
1943	30.1 °C8 March 1943	11.1 °C21 July 1943	18.7 °C	1,485 mm	4
1942	30.1 °C7 February 1942	12.3 °C16 July 1942	18.9 °C	1,534 mm	3
1941	31.7 °C9 March 1941	12.6 °C13 December 1941	19.3 °C	1,980 mm	10
1940	29.3 °C5 March 1940	12.1 °C26 November 1940	18.9 °C	1,655 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.2 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1718 mm

-174 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.5 °C	+1.5 °C	4 mm	-6 mm
Feb	31.2 °C	+2.2 °C	5 mm	-22 mm
Mar	31.1 °C	+3.2 °C	34 mm	-82 mm
Apr	27.1 °C	+1.4 °C	186 mm	-21 mm
May	25.6 °C	+1.0 °C	178 mm	-33 mm
Jun	24.6 °C	+1.4 °C	202 mm	-36 mm
Jul	22.1 °C	+0.3 °C	306 mm	+43 mm
Aug	22.2 °C	+0.5 °C	169 mm	-83 mm
Sep	23.3 °C	+0.9 °C	340 mm	+60 mm
Oct	23.8 °C	+0.6 °C	263 mm	+42 mm
Nov	25.8 °C	+1.1 °C	30 mm	-31 mm
Dec	28.8 °C	+2.0 °C	2 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.7 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.5 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

40.8 mm

27 Jul 2025

Windiest day

21.0 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

11 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.3 °C

9 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.8 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

21 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mbouda?

Mbouda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,892 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mbouda?

The hottest day measured in Mbouda between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 34.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mbouda?

The coldest day measured in Mbouda between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1954, at 10.2 °C.

Does it snow in Mbouda?

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

Has the climate of Mbouda warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Mbouda?

The wettest day measured in Mbouda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1979, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mbouda?

The windiest day measured in Mbouda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2025, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mbouda?

The warmest month in Mbouda is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Mbouda?

Mbouda receives on average 1,892 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mbouda?

Mbouda gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mbouda?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mbouda.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mbouda?

In Mbouda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 2 August 1954.

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