Ndop climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ndop?

Ndop has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 2,406 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ndop between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2005, reaching 34.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ndop?

The coldest day measured in Ndop between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 9.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ndop?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ndop warmed?

Yes: Ndop warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ndop?

The wettest day measured in Ndop between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1951, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ndop?

The windiest day measured in Ndop between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2012, with winds reaching 18.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ndop?

The warmest month in Ndop is February (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ndop?

Ndop receives on average 2,406 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ndop?

Ndop gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ndop (Cameroon) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 2,406 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Ndop averages 0 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.

Ndop has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 19 February 2005) and the coldest 9.3 °C (on 25 December 1971).

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

NdopNorth-West Region

coords: 5.99°, 10.44°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

19.8°C

Average daily high

25.8°C

Average daily low

15.4°C

Annual rainfall

2,406mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

7.8km/h

Seasonal range

3.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

40 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

219 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.6 °C

Average feels-like low

16.0 °C

Average peak gust

29.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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

34.9 °C

19 February 2005

Coldest day

9.3 °C

25 December 1971

Wettest day

81 mm

5 February 1951

Windiest day

18.1 km/h

5 February 2012

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

3 November 2020

Hottest feels-like

36.4 °C

19 April 2010

Coldest feels-like

7.1 °C

28 January 1989

Sunniest day

12.0 h

21 July 1996

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C15 March 2025	12.0 °C10 January 2025	21.1 °C	2,187 mm	93
2024	34.9 °C28 February 2024	10.8 °C18 January 2024	21.3 °C	1,780 mm	74
2023	34.2 °C1 March 2023	10.7 °C10 January 2023	20.9 °C	2,381 mm	62
2022	33.3 °C1 March 2022	11.4 °C30 December 2022	20.5 °C	2,021 mm	49
2021	33.9 °C8 March 2021	11.9 °C10 December 2021	20.7 °C	2,184 mm	58
2020	34.8 °C19 March 2020	9.9 °C25 January 2020	20.9 °C	2,220 mm	76
2019	33.6 °C19 March 2019	11.4 °C24 December 2019	20.6 °C	2,636 mm	65
2018	34.3 °C6 February 2018	10.9 °C5 January 2018	20.4 °C	2,396 mm	50
2017	34.7 °C21 March 2017	11.7 °C26 November 2017	20.8 °C	2,236 mm	94
2016	34.8 °C28 February 2016	12.0 °C28 December 2016	20.8 °C	2,257 mm	91
2015	33.9 °C7 February 2015	10.2 °C12 January 2015	20.5 °C	2,481 mm	66
2014	34.3 °C24 February 2014	11.1 °C7 January 2014	20.3 °C	2,438 mm	56
2013	34.4 °C1 March 2013	10.8 °C18 December 2013	20.3 °C	2,436 mm	60
2012	34.4 °C30 March 2012	11.1 °C28 December 2012	20.3 °C	2,323 mm	57
2011	33.1 °C17 March 2011	10.2 °C1 January 2011	20.4 °C	2,078 mm	58
2010	33.9 °C17 February 2010	9.8 °C11 December 2010	20.9 °C	2,324 mm	84
2009	34.2 °C13 March 2009	11.9 °C24 December 2009	20.7 °C	2,337 mm	77
2008	33.0 °C3 March 2008	11.8 °C1 February 2008	20.2 °C	2,151 mm	53
2007	33.6 °C8 February 2007	9.8 °C3 January 2007	20.1 °C	2,289 mm	55
2006	33.2 °C24 January 2006	11.1 °C30 December 2006	20.5 °C	2,210 mm	64
2005	34.9 °C19 February 2005	10.7 °C8 January 2005	20.4 °C	2,334 mm	57
2004	34.6 °C27 March 2004	11.5 °C3 December 2004	20.3 °C	2,435 mm	70
2003	33.4 °C16 March 2003	11.3 °C4 January 2003	20.3 °C	2,261 mm	66
2002	32.6 °C24 February 2002	10.4 °C28 January 2002	20.0 °C	2,414 mm	29
2001	32.8 °C16 March 2001	10.5 °C4 January 2001	20.1 °C	2,093 mm	40
2000	33.4 °C16 March 2000	10.8 °C7 December 2000	19.9 °C	2,419 mm	39
1999	31.4 °C6 February 1999	10.8 °C15 December 1999	19.8 °C	2,450 mm	21
1998	33.3 °C13 March 1998	12.2 °C11 January 1998	20.8 °C	2,131 mm	72
1997	32.5 °C10 March 1997	10.9 °C31 January 1997	20.0 °C	2,300 mm	46
1996	32.4 °C25 February 1996	11.7 °C10 January 1996	19.9 °C	2,637 mm	42
1995	32.5 °C5 March 1995	11.4 °C24 January 1995	20.0 °C	2,590 mm	20
1994	32.9 °C2 March 1994	11.4 °C13 December 1994	20.0 °C	2,446 mm	34
1993	31.4 °C25 February 1993	10.5 °C24 January 1993	19.9 °C	2,758 mm	17
1992	33.0 °C8 March 1992	10.8 °C17 December 1992	19.6 °C	2,878 mm	27
1991	31.8 °C12 February 1991	11.9 °C15 December 1991	19.8 °C	2,502 mm	37
1990	34.2 °C29 March 1990	11.8 °C23 February 1990	20.0 °C	2,539 mm	46
1989	33.5 °C3 March 1989	9.7 °C16 January 1989	19.7 °C	2,483 mm	25
1988	33.6 °C1 March 1988	12.1 °C26 December 1988	20.0 °C	2,476 mm	36
1987	32.5 °C14 March 1987	10.9 °C7 January 1987	20.4 °C	2,121 mm	38
1986	32.2 °C3 February 1986	10.4 °C21 December 1986	19.6 °C	2,647 mm	16
1985	33.1 °C10 March 1985	11.7 °C29 December 1985	19.2 °C	2,894 mm	12
1984	32.6 °C26 February 1984	10.1 °C16 December 1984	19.6 °C	2,412 mm	28
1983	34.0 °C19 March 1983	9.6 °C7 January 1983	20.2 °C	2,401 mm	57
1982	32.3 °C21 February 1982	11.0 °C9 February 1982	19.4 °C	2,943 mm	2
1981	32.2 °C16 March 1981	10.8 °C29 November 1981	19.6 °C	2,519 mm	22
1980	32.7 °C23 February 1980	10.3 °C9 January 1980	19.7 °C	3,045 mm	31
1979	31.4 °C19 March 1979	10.9 °C19 December 1979	19.5 °C	2,676 mm	14
1978	31.2 °C13 February 1978	10.5 °C12 January 1978	19.5 °C	2,705 mm	19
1977	32.5 °C14 March 1977	10.9 °C25 December 1977	19.9 °C	2,454 mm	33
1976	30.5 °C31 January 1976	11.0 °C3 January 1976	19.0 °C	2,947 mm	1
1975	30.6 °C14 February 1975	9.6 °C10 December 1975	18.9 °C	2,740 mm	5
1974	30.9 °C17 February 1974	10.1 °C28 December 1974	19.0 °C	2,926 mm	8
1973	33.3 °C12 March 1973	11.3 °C30 December 1973	19.8 °C	2,755 mm	42
1972	32.6 °C21 February 1972	10.6 °C8 January 1972	19.5 °C	2,877 mm	8
1971	31.3 °C18 February 1971	9.3 °C25 December 1971	19.2 °C	2,761 mm	13
1970	33.7 °C18 February 1970	10.5 °C29 November 1970	19.6 °C	2,512 mm	26
1969	32.2 °C13 February 1969	12.2 °C24 December 1969	19.6 °C	3,040 mm	20
1968	30.4 °C7 February 1968	10.8 °C25 December 1968	19.4 °C	2,335 mm	4
1967	30.9 °C5 March 1967	10.2 °C2 January 1967	19.2 °C	2,627 mm	22
1966	33.0 °C23 March 1966	11.4 °C31 December 1966	19.9 °C	2,042 mm	66
1965	30.9 °C6 March 1965	11.2 °C5 February 1965	19.7 °C	1,521 mm	14
1964	32.6 °C7 March 1964	12.2 °C3 December 1964	19.9 °C	1,654 mm	60
1963	32.3 °C18 February 1963	11.0 °C1 January 1963	19.8 °C	1,950 mm	50
1962	31.7 °C3 February 1962	11.0 °C4 January 1962	19.3 °C	2,452 mm	29
1961	32.4 °C8 March 1961	11.4 °C10 January 1961	19.4 °C	2,112 mm	38
1960	31.5 °C26 February 1960	11.8 °C2 January 1960	19.6 °C	2,329 mm	49
1959	32.5 °C15 March 1959	11.1 °C28 December 1959	19.7 °C	2,070 mm	50
1958	32.0 °C3 March 1958	11.6 °C24 December 1958	19.6 °C	2,647 mm	66
1957	31.3 °C17 February 1957	11.1 °C9 February 1957	19.2 °C	2,583 mm	16
1956	31.6 °C12 February 1956	11.4 °C19 December 1956	19.0 °C	2,481 mm	18
1955	31.8 °C16 February 1955	11.8 °C24 December 1955	19.3 °C	2,379 mm	33
1954	31.1 °C9 February 1954	9.7 °C2 August 1954	19.0 °C	2,252 mm	14
1953	30.9 °C8 February 1953	11.6 °C15 December 1953	19.4 °C	2,331 mm	14
1952	32.0 °C5 March 1952	12.0 °C3 January 1952	19.5 °C	2,671 mm	35
1951	32.2 °C3 March 1951	11.9 °C30 December 1951	19.2 °C	2,736 mm	8
1950	30.7 °C23 February 1950	11.9 °C2 August 1950	19.1 °C	2,096 mm	19
1949	32.3 °C19 March 1949	11.5 °C8 February 1949	19.4 °C	2,533 mm	44
1948	31.6 °C25 February 1948	11.6 °C23 December 1948	19.2 °C	2,526 mm	24
1947	32.1 °C22 February 1947	11.8 °C8 December 1947	19.5 °C	2,202 mm	46
1946	32.5 °C23 February 1946	11.5 °C1 January 1946	19.3 °C	2,407 mm	43
1945	31.9 °C20 March 1945	10.8 °C3 February 1945	19.4 °C	2,198 mm	51
1944	31.4 °C15 February 1944	11.4 °C4 December 1944	19.3 °C	2,174 mm	20
1943	31.8 °C10 March 1943	11.1 °C26 July 1943	19.0 °C	1,985 mm	20
1942	31.7 °C12 February 1942	11.6 °C3 January 1942	19.1 °C	2,174 mm	24
1941	32.8 °C9 March 1941	10.6 °C26 December 1941	19.5 °C	2,358 mm	47
1940	30.8 °C5 March 1940	11.5 °C2 August 1940	19.2 °C	2,180 mm	16

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

93 d/yr

+53

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2187 mm

-219 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.1 °C	+1.2 °C	5 mm	-1 mm
Feb	32.0 °C	+1.9 °C	1 mm	-19 mm
Mar	32.1 °C	+3.1 °C	25 mm	-90 mm
Apr	27.7 °C	+1.2 °C	244 mm	-5 mm
May	26.3 °C	+1.1 °C	222 mm	-50 mm
Jun	25.4 °C	+1.5 °C	244 mm	-78 mm
Jul	22.8 °C	+0.2 °C	444 mm	+62 mm
Aug	23.4 °C	+0.8 °C	216 mm	-149 mm
Sep	24.0 °C	+0.8 °C	439 mm	+77 mm
Oct	24.6 °C	+0.5 °C	310 mm	+62 mm
Nov	27.1 °C	+1.2 °C	38 mm	-24 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+2.3 °C	1 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

72.3 mm

1 Oct 2025

Windiest day

17.6 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.4 °C

29 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.0 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

27 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ndop?

Ndop has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 2,406 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ndop?

The hottest day measured in Ndop between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2005, reaching 34.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ndop?

The coldest day measured in Ndop between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 9.3 °C.

Does it snow in Ndop?

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

Has the climate of Ndop warmed?

Yes: Ndop warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ndop?

The wettest day measured in Ndop between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1951, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ndop?

The windiest day measured in Ndop between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2012, with winds reaching 18.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ndop?

The warmest month in Ndop is February (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Ndop?

Ndop receives on average 2,406 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ndop?

Ndop gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ndop?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ndop?

In Ndop, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 28 January 1989.

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