Ngaoundéré climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ngaoundéré?

Ngaoundéré has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 2,168 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ngaoundéré between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2004, reaching 37.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ngaoundéré?

The coldest day measured in Ngaoundéré between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1989, at 9.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ngaoundéré?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ngaoundéré warmed?

Yes: Ngaoundéré warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ngaoundéré?

The wettest day measured in Ngaoundéré between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1967, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ngaoundéré?

The windiest day measured in Ngaoundéré between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, with winds reaching 22.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ngaoundéré?

The warmest month in Ngaoundéré is March (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ngaoundéré?

Ngaoundéré receives on average 2,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ngaoundéré?

Ngaoundéré gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ngaoundéré (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 2,168 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Ngaoundéré averages 0 frost days, 121 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.

Ngaoundéré has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 30 March 2004) and the coldest 9.5 °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

NgaoundéréAdamaoua Region

coords: 7.33°, 13.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.0°C

Average daily high

28.4°C

Average daily low

17.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,168mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

11.0km/h

Seasonal range

5.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

121 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

193 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.2 °C

Average feels-like low

17.5 °C

Average peak gust

30.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

18 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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

37.6 °C

30 March 2004

Coldest day

9.5 °C

22 January 1989

Wettest day

135 mm

27 April 1967

Windiest day

22.1 km/h

17 July 1950

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

20 November 1954

Hottest feels-like

38.9 °C

17 April 1998

Coldest feels-like

5.6 °C

21 January 1989

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.4 °C11 March 2025	14.0 °C10 January 2025	23.0 °C	1,793 mm	184
2024	36.6 °C28 February 2024	13.0 °C18 January 2024	23.1 °C	1,906 mm	182
2023	35.8 °C2 March 2023	13.6 °C13 January 2023	22.8 °C	2,249 mm	152
2022	35.0 °C20 March 2022	13.9 °C5 January 2022	22.3 °C	2,119 mm	133
2021	34.6 °C8 March 2021	13.9 °C19 February 2021	22.5 °C	1,718 mm	142
2020	35.4 °C19 March 2020	11.7 °C3 January 2020	22.5 °C	1,902 mm	145
2019	36.3 °C19 March 2019	13.3 °C28 December 2019	22.6 °C	2,181 mm	159
2018	34.9 °C18 March 2018	11.2 °C6 January 2018	22.3 °C	1,976 mm	114
2017	35.8 °C27 March 2017	13.0 °C2 January 2017	22.5 °C	2,077 mm	146
2016	36.0 °C29 February 2016	12.5 °C28 January 2016	22.5 °C	2,066 mm	145
2015	34.7 °C10 March 2015	9.9 °C12 January 2015	22.3 °C	2,103 mm	123
2014	35.3 °C16 March 2014	12.7 °C5 January 2014	22.2 °C	2,168 mm	134
2013	36.2 °C24 February 2013	12.5 °C19 December 2013	22.3 °C	2,077 mm	132
2012	35.0 °C15 March 2012	12.6 °C28 December 2012	22.1 °C	2,044 mm	137
2011	35.6 °C7 March 2011	11.9 °C16 January 2011	22.3 °C	2,076 mm	129
2010	37.1 °C4 April 2010	12.6 °C31 December 2010	22.9 °C	1,967 mm	157
2009	36.3 °C13 March 2009	13.9 °C28 December 2009	22.5 °C	2,251 mm	133
2008	35.5 °C5 March 2008	12.6 °C22 January 2008	22.2 °C	1,872 mm	146
2007	36.8 °C31 March 2007	11.5 °C3 January 2007	22.4 °C	2,006 mm	132
2006	35.6 °C6 April 2006	12.3 °C30 December 2006	22.6 °C	2,038 mm	146
2005	36.2 °C23 February 2005	11.9 °C8 January 2005	22.5 °C	2,160 mm	149
2004	37.6 °C30 March 2004	12.8 °C5 February 2004	22.3 °C	1,983 mm	145
2003	35.8 °C1 April 2003	12.7 °C4 January 2003	22.3 °C	2,146 mm	151
2002	34.9 °C23 February 2002	10.2 °C13 January 2002	22.0 °C	2,198 mm	111
2001	35.7 °C16 March 2001	12.3 °C6 January 2001	22.0 °C	2,027 mm	137
2000	34.8 °C29 March 2000	13.2 °C3 February 2000	21.8 °C	2,201 mm	135
1999	35.1 °C24 March 1999	11.8 °C10 January 1999	21.9 °C	2,365 mm	130
1998	36.5 °C1 April 1998	12.1 °C15 January 1998	22.7 °C	2,322 mm	140
1997	35.5 °C20 March 1997	12.9 °C31 January 1997	21.9 °C	2,339 mm	100
1996	35.0 °C9 March 1996	12.7 °C21 December 1996	22.0 °C	2,347 mm	115
1995	35.1 °C11 March 1995	12.2 °C26 December 1995	21.9 °C	2,485 mm	112
1994	36.8 °C24 March 1994	12.1 °C16 January 1994	21.9 °C	2,698 mm	104
1993	35.1 °C3 March 1993	11.4 °C8 January 1993	21.9 °C	2,295 mm	111
1992	34.7 °C8 March 1992	11.7 °C11 January 1992	21.5 °C	2,746 mm	91
1991	35.3 °C25 March 1991	13.0 °C18 December 1991	22.1 °C	2,475 mm	103
1990	37.3 °C29 March 1990	12.8 °C3 January 1990	22.1 °C	2,360 mm	132
1989	34.6 °C3 March 1989	9.5 °C22 January 1989	21.5 °C	2,152 mm	94
1988	36.1 °C1 March 1988	12.7 °C28 December 1988	22.0 °C	2,380 mm	135
1987	35.7 °C20 March 1987	12.8 °C1 January 1987	22.4 °C	2,157 mm	153
1986	34.0 °C10 March 1986	11.4 °C8 December 1986	21.7 °C	2,333 mm	87
1985	35.4 °C10 March 1985	13.6 °C9 February 1985	21.4 °C	2,346 mm	78
1984	34.0 °C6 March 1984	11.8 °C14 December 1984	21.4 °C	2,270 mm	76
1983	36.3 °C5 April 1983	10.2 °C7 January 1983	21.9 °C	1,944 mm	122
1982	33.7 °C3 April 1982	11.4 °C9 February 1982	21.3 °C	2,362 mm	85
1981	35.3 °C9 April 1981	11.6 °C14 January 1981	21.6 °C	2,268 mm	106
1980	35.9 °C17 March 1980	10.3 °C27 December 1980	21.8 °C	2,560 mm	111
1979	36.0 °C19 March 1979	12.4 °C19 December 1979	21.6 °C	2,323 mm	102
1978	35.8 °C27 March 1978	10.9 °C12 January 1978	21.5 °C	2,512 mm	94
1977	35.2 °C11 April 1977	10.8 °C28 December 1977	21.8 °C	2,292 mm	120
1976	33.6 °C21 February 1976	11.9 °C26 January 1976	21.2 °C	2,747 mm	76
1975	35.3 °C13 March 1975	11.6 °C15 January 1975	21.2 °C	2,266 mm	70
1974	34.9 °C21 March 1974	11.5 °C1 January 1974	21.1 °C	2,494 mm	72
1973	35.1 °C12 March 1973	12.4 °C26 December 1973	21.9 °C	2,314 mm	117
1972	34.2 °C11 March 1972	12.0 °C8 January 1972	21.6 °C	2,074 mm	77
1971	35.9 °C14 March 1971	11.1 °C25 December 1971	21.2 °C	2,228 mm	76
1970	34.7 °C31 March 1970	12.2 °C3 December 1970	21.4 °C	2,409 mm	93
1969	34.0 °C6 March 1969	12.3 °C20 December 1969	21.5 °C	2,768 mm	88
1968	34.5 °C6 April 1968	11.5 °C25 December 1968	21.5 °C	2,192 mm	95
1967	34.9 °C4 April 1967	10.0 °C3 January 1967	21.3 °C	2,429 mm	106
1966	36.3 °C25 March 1966	13.3 °C5 January 1966	22.4 °C	1,603 mm	136
1965	35.5 °C15 May 1965	12.9 °C5 February 1965	22.3 °C	1,483 mm	149
1964	36.1 °C31 March 1964	13.6 °C17 December 1964	22.6 °C	1,389 mm	170
1963	35.9 °C25 March 1963	13.3 °C11 December 1963	22.1 °C	1,947 mm	124
1962	35.5 °C3 March 1962	13.6 °C7 February 1962	21.7 °C	2,174 mm	109
1961	35.1 °C29 March 1961	13.5 °C19 November 1961	21.8 °C	2,064 mm	131
1960	35.5 °C29 March 1960	14.7 °C3 January 1960	22.1 °C	2,076 mm	132
1959	35.7 °C13 March 1959	13.8 °C30 December 1959	22.3 °C	1,707 mm	166
1958	35.8 °C26 March 1958	13.8 °C8 January 1958	22.2 °C	2,282 mm	144
1957	35.1 °C15 March 1957	11.3 °C8 January 1957	21.7 °C	2,517 mm	104
1956	34.7 °C12 February 1956	14.2 °C19 December 1956	21.6 °C	2,205 mm	105
1955	35.0 °C15 March 1955	13.5 °C10 December 1955	21.8 °C	2,159 mm	133
1954	34.5 °C6 February 1954	13.6 °C17 December 1954	21.7 °C	1,955 mm	110
1953	34.6 °C15 February 1953	13.3 °C23 December 1953	21.8 °C	2,110 mm	117
1952	33.9 °C28 January 1952	14.4 °C2 December 1952	21.7 °C	2,393 mm	100
1951	33.7 °C3 March 1951	13.3 °C30 January 1951	21.5 °C	2,566 mm	78
1950	33.8 °C28 February 1950	14.1 °C26 October 1950	21.5 °C	1,620 mm	90
1949	35.3 °C20 March 1949	13.4 °C1 December 1949	22.0 °C	1,817 mm	120
1948	34.2 °C23 February 1948	13.9 °C23 December 1948	21.5 °C	2,324 mm	89
1947	35.0 °C30 March 1947	13.4 °C9 December 1947	21.9 °C	2,138 mm	126
1946	35.1 °C6 March 1946	14.3 °C1 January 1946	21.7 °C	2,349 mm	127
1945	35.6 °C7 April 1945	13.2 °C3 February 1945	21.8 °C	2,048 mm	136
1944	35.0 °C23 February 1944	14.2 °C31 October 1944	21.7 °C	2,252 mm	113
1943	34.6 °C10 March 1943	13.9 °C1 September 1943	22.0 °C	1,232 mm	135
1942	35.1 °C26 March 1942	14.8 °C6 November 1942	21.7 °C	2,160 mm	118
1941	36.2 °C28 March 1941	13.5 °C9 December 1941	22.1 °C	2,230 mm	124
1940	33.5 °C18 February 1940	13.0 °C24 November 1940	21.7 °C	2,090 mm	121

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

184 d/yr

+63

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1793 mm

-375 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.6 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	33.0 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Mar	34.6 °C	+2.3 °C	2 mm	-35 mm
Apr	31.2 °C	+1.1 °C	77 mm	-84 mm
May	29.0 °C	+1.1 °C	126 mm	-156 mm
Jun	27.2 °C	+0.9 °C	268 mm	-59 mm
Jul	25.0 °C	+0.3 °C	529 mm	+149 mm
Aug	25.0 °C	+0.3 °C	301 mm	-96 mm
Sep	26.5 °C	+0.6 °C	298 mm	-59 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+0.6 °C	191 mm	-8 mm
Nov	31.1 °C	+1.7 °C	1 mm	-23 mm
Dec	31.7 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.4 °C

11 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.0 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

36.8 mm

6 Jul 2025

Windiest day

19.5 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

45.7 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.3 °C

30 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.2 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

12 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ngaoundéré?

Ngaoundéré has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 2,168 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ngaoundéré?

The hottest day measured in Ngaoundéré between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2004, reaching 37.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ngaoundéré?

The coldest day measured in Ngaoundéré between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1989, at 9.5 °C.

Does it snow in Ngaoundéré?

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

Has the climate of Ngaoundéré warmed?

Yes: Ngaoundéré warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ngaoundéré?

The wettest day measured in Ngaoundéré between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1967, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ngaoundéré?

The windiest day measured in Ngaoundéré between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, with winds reaching 22.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ngaoundéré?

The warmest month in Ngaoundéré is March (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Ngaoundéré?

Ngaoundéré receives on average 2,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ngaoundéré?

Ngaoundéré gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ngaoundéré?

Yes: Ngaoundéré has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ngaoundéré?

In Ngaoundéré, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 17 April 1998, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 21 January 1989.

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