Ngaoundal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ngaoundal?

Ngaoundal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,873 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ngaoundal between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 38.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ngaoundal?

The coldest day measured in Ngaoundal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1989, at 11.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ngaoundal?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ngaoundal warmed?

Yes: Ngaoundal warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ngaoundal?

The wettest day measured in Ngaoundal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2022, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ngaoundal?

The windiest day measured in Ngaoundal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2015, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ngaoundal?

The warmest month in Ngaoundal is March (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ngaoundal?

Ngaoundal receives on average 1,873 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ngaoundal?

Ngaoundal gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ngaoundal (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,873 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 March (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Ngaoundal averages 0 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.

Ngaoundal has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 22 January 1989).

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

NgaoundalAdamaoua Region

coords: 6.50°, 13.27°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.6°C

Average daily high

29.3°C

Average daily low

18.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,873mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

10.3km/h

Seasonal range

4.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

152 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

200 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.8 °C

Average feels-like low

20.1 °C

Average peak gust

27.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

77 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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

38.3 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

11.6 °C

22 January 1989

Wettest day

180 mm

11 August 2022

Windiest day

24.5 km/h

10 March 2015

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

10 March 2015

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

19 April 2010

Coldest feels-like

7.8 °C

11 January 2015

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.2 °C2 March 2025	16.2 °C12 January 2025	24.6 °C	1,713 mm	186
2024	38.0 °C5 March 2024	14.8 °C22 January 2024	24.9 °C	1,489 mm	211
2023	36.6 °C12 February 2023	15.9 °C14 January 2023	24.4 °C	1,979 mm	179
2022	36.7 °C26 March 2022	16.0 °C18 January 2022	24.0 °C	2,081 mm	184
2021	36.8 °C1 March 2021	16.4 °C31 December 2021	24.1 °C	1,551 mm	171
2020	37.4 °C29 February 2020	13.5 °C26 January 2020	24.2 °C	1,718 mm	182
2019	37.6 °C21 February 2019	15.2 °C28 December 2019	24.3 °C	1,966 mm	184
2018	36.1 °C8 February 2018	13.4 °C6 January 2018	23.9 °C	1,595 mm	165
2017	36.6 °C8 March 2017	13.8 °C25 November 2017	24.1 °C	1,524 mm	188
2016	37.6 °C17 February 2016	15.0 °C30 January 2016	24.1 °C	1,750 mm	189
2015	36.9 °C27 January 2015	12.3 °C12 January 2015	23.9 °C	1,887 mm	186
2014	36.6 °C16 March 2014	14.6 °C5 January 2014	23.8 °C	1,867 mm	170
2013	38.0 °C24 February 2013	14.5 °C19 December 2013	23.7 °C	1,914 mm	146
2012	37.2 °C22 March 2012	14.6 °C28 December 2012	23.8 °C	1,633 mm	167
2011	36.8 °C7 March 2011	14.0 °C30 November 2011	23.8 °C	1,557 mm	168
2010	37.4 °C24 February 2010	14.0 °C23 December 2010	24.4 °C	1,628 mm	181
2009	37.5 °C24 March 2009	15.3 °C28 December 2009	24.2 °C	1,931 mm	170
2008	36.3 °C25 March 2008	14.9 °C1 February 2008	23.9 °C	1,571 mm	171
2007	37.0 °C7 March 2007	12.9 °C3 January 2007	23.9 °C	1,742 mm	163
2006	36.7 °C4 March 2006	14.4 °C23 December 2006	24.2 °C	1,414 mm	175
2005	38.3 °C23 February 2005	14.8 °C8 January 2005	24.2 °C	1,578 mm	174
2004	37.1 °C25 March 2004	14.5 °C3 December 2004	23.9 °C	1,845 mm	153
2003	37.0 °C8 February 2003	15.1 °C9 December 2003	24.0 °C	1,691 mm	165
2002	35.5 °C13 March 2002	13.5 °C13 January 2002	23.6 °C	1,909 mm	149
2001	36.4 °C16 March 2001	13.9 °C13 January 2001	23.6 °C	1,752 mm	169
2000	35.9 °C13 March 2000	14.7 °C5 December 2000	23.4 °C	1,907 mm	166
1999	35.5 °C27 February 1999	14.3 °C11 January 1999	23.5 °C	1,947 mm	156
1998	37.7 °C5 February 1998	14.2 °C15 January 1998	24.5 °C	1,972 mm	192
1997	35.3 °C20 March 1997	14.5 °C3 December 1997	23.6 °C	1,975 mm	149
1996	35.9 °C16 February 1996	14.3 °C20 December 1996	23.6 °C	2,125 mm	161
1995	35.7 °C3 March 1995	14.2 °C26 December 1995	23.6 °C	2,282 mm	170
1994	36.5 °C24 March 1994	13.0 °C16 February 1994	23.6 °C	2,481 mm	156
1993	36.5 °C27 February 1993	14.1 °C23 January 1993	23.4 °C	2,061 mm	151
1992	36.2 °C23 February 1992	13.8 °C12 January 1992	23.2 °C	2,285 mm	132
1991	36.2 °C12 February 1991	15.3 °C18 December 1991	23.7 °C	2,081 mm	131
1990	37.3 °C29 March 1990	14.8 °C13 January 1990	23.7 °C	2,091 mm	149
1989	36.5 °C3 March 1989	11.6 °C22 January 1989	23.2 °C	1,618 mm	152
1988	37.1 °C27 February 1988	15.2 °C14 December 1988	23.6 °C	2,230 mm	162
1987	36.6 °C25 February 1987	14.2 °C25 January 1987	24.0 °C	1,880 mm	165
1986	35.1 °C24 February 1986	13.7 °C8 December 1986	23.2 °C	2,035 mm	122
1985	35.0 °C7 March 1985	14.7 °C30 January 1985	22.9 °C	2,205 mm	127
1984	36.1 °C26 February 1984	12.7 °C28 November 1984	23.1 °C	2,079 mm	119
1983	37.1 °C19 March 1983	12.3 °C28 December 1983	23.5 °C	1,627 mm	162
1982	35.2 °C21 February 1982	13.4 °C4 December 1982	23.0 °C	2,164 mm	126
1981	36.7 °C6 March 1981	13.3 °C14 January 1981	23.1 °C	2,173 mm	151
1980	37.1 °C17 March 1980	13.2 °C27 December 1980	23.3 °C	2,210 mm	147
1979	36.3 °C26 February 1979	14.2 °C19 December 1979	23.1 °C	1,973 mm	133
1978	36.5 °C3 February 1978	13.5 °C12 January 1978	23.1 °C	2,186 mm	146
1977	37.0 °C13 March 1977	13.2 °C28 December 1977	23.6 °C	1,888 mm	178
1976	34.6 °C31 January 1976	14.1 °C30 November 1976	22.8 °C	2,349 mm	123
1975	35.7 °C13 March 1975	13.1 °C18 December 1975	22.7 °C	2,242 mm	109
1974	35.6 °C21 March 1974	13.7 °C15 December 1974	22.6 °C	2,279 mm	116
1973	36.2 °C22 March 1973	13.4 °C26 December 1973	23.4 °C	2,124 mm	153
1972	35.8 °C11 March 1972	14.2 °C8 January 1972	23.2 °C	1,665 mm	145
1971	35.7 °C12 March 1971	12.6 °C25 December 1971	22.7 °C	1,930 mm	114
1970	35.5 °C6 March 1970	14.0 °C3 December 1970	23.0 °C	2,036 mm	148
1969	35.4 °C12 February 1969	13.3 °C29 November 1969	23.0 °C	2,496 mm	136
1968	34.5 °C5 March 1968	14.1 °C25 December 1968	23.0 °C	1,789 mm	129
1967	36.1 °C27 March 1967	12.3 °C3 January 1967	22.8 °C	1,956 mm	133
1966	37.1 °C19 March 1966	15.4 °C23 November 1966	24.0 °C	1,370 mm	161
1965	35.2 °C26 February 1965	14.1 °C5 December 1965	23.7 °C	1,141 mm	187
1964	37.4 °C6 March 1964	15.4 °C18 November 1964	24.0 °C	1,197 mm	199
1963	36.1 °C31 March 1963	14.4 °C11 December 1963	23.7 °C	1,568 mm	159
1962	36.6 °C12 February 1962	15.2 °C4 January 1962	23.2 °C	1,965 mm	124
1961	36.2 °C7 March 1961	14.7 °C25 November 1961	23.4 °C	1,799 mm	152
1960	36.5 °C23 March 1960	15.8 °C4 December 1960	23.7 °C	1,920 mm	142
1959	36.5 °C17 March 1959	15.0 °C14 December 1959	23.8 °C	1,458 mm	164
1958	36.7 °C24 January 1958	16.0 °C29 November 1958	23.7 °C	2,109 mm	140
1957	36.2 °C21 March 1957	14.7 °C8 January 1957	23.3 °C	1,935 mm	118
1956	36.1 °C12 February 1956	16.0 °C5 January 1956	22.9 °C	1,802 mm	106
1955	35.9 °C16 February 1955	15.6 °C11 December 1955	23.3 °C	2,145 mm	142
1954	35.3 °C4 February 1954	15.1 °C4 August 1954	23.0 °C	1,927 mm	120
1953	35.6 °C9 March 1953	14.8 °C24 December 1953	23.3 °C	1,903 mm	129
1952	35.8 °C28 January 1952	15.7 °C2 December 1952	23.3 °C	2,216 mm	135
1951	34.4 °C26 February 1951	15.2 °C30 December 1951	23.0 °C	2,063 mm	121
1950	35.0 °C23 February 1950	14.5 °C12 December 1950	23.0 °C	1,298 mm	128
1949	36.7 °C19 March 1949	14.0 °C21 December 1949	23.5 °C	1,506 mm	145
1948	35.5 °C18 February 1948	15.0 °C24 December 1948	23.1 °C	2,218 mm	126
1947	35.4 °C30 January 1947	14.3 °C9 December 1947	23.5 °C	1,641 mm	145
1946	37.6 °C23 February 1946	15.3 °C20 January 1946	23.2 °C	1,953 mm	136
1945	35.5 °C13 March 1945	14.8 °C23 December 1945	23.5 °C	1,821 mm	158
1944	35.6 °C22 February 1944	15.4 °C24 November 1944	23.4 °C	1,813 mm	148
1943	36.1 °C1 March 1943	15.1 °C13 December 1943	23.3 °C	1,122 mm	129
1942	35.5 °C12 February 1942	15.4 °C18 December 1942	23.1 °C	1,948 mm	118
1941	36.5 °C28 March 1941	13.4 °C20 November 1941	23.5 °C	1,886 mm	144
1940	35.1 °C20 February 1940	13.7 °C25 November 1940	23.1 °C	1,756 mm	120

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.3 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

186 d/yr

+34

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1713 mm

-160 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.5 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	34.6 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Mar	35.0 °C	+2.2 °C	7 mm	-48 mm
Apr	31.0 °C	+1.0 °C	124 mm	-49 mm
May	29.2 °C	+1.0 °C	172 mm	-56 mm
Jun	28.0 °C	+1.1 °C	234 mm	+2 mm
Jul	26.2 °C	+0.4 °C	427 mm	+150 mm
Aug	26.2 °C	+0.3 °C	247 mm	-69 mm
Sep	27.6 °C	+0.9 °C	276 mm	-38 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+0.7 °C	218 mm	-15 mm
Nov	31.4 °C	+1.4 °C	8 mm	-29 mm
Dec	32.8 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.2 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest day

16.2 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

49.4 mm

4 Jul 2025

Windiest day

20.7 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

42.5 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.2 °C

9 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.8 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ngaoundal?

Ngaoundal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,873 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ngaoundal?

The hottest day measured in Ngaoundal between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 38.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ngaoundal?

The coldest day measured in Ngaoundal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1989, at 11.6 °C.

Does it snow in Ngaoundal?

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

Has the climate of Ngaoundal warmed?

Yes: Ngaoundal warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ngaoundal?

The wettest day measured in Ngaoundal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2022, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ngaoundal?

The windiest day measured in Ngaoundal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2015, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ngaoundal?

The warmest month in Ngaoundal is March (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Ngaoundal?

Ngaoundal receives on average 1,873 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ngaoundal?

Ngaoundal gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ngaoundal?

Yes: Ngaoundal has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ngaoundal?

In Ngaoundal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 7.8 °C on 11 January 2015.

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