Njombé climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Njombé?

Njombé has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 2,482 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Njombé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 38.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Njombé?

The coldest day measured in Njombé between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1954, at 15.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Njombé?

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

Q: Has the climate of Njombé warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Njombé?

The wettest day measured in Njombé between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2025, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Njombé?

The windiest day measured in Njombé between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2000, with winds reaching 15.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Njombé?

The warmest month in Njombé is February (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Njombé?

Njombé receives on average 2,482 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Njombé?

Njombé gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Njombé (Cameroon) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 2,482 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Njombé averages 0 frost days, 181 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 291 rainy days per year.

Njombé 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 38.0 °C (on 29 February 2020) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 4 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

NjombéLittoral

coords: 4.58°, 9.66°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.4°C

Average daily high

29.9°C

Average daily low

22.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,482mm

Sunshine / day

7.9h

Mean relative humidity

88%

Average peak wind

7.1km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

181 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

291 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.7 °C

Average feels-like low

27.3 °C

Average peak gust

23.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

363 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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

38.0 °C

29 February 2020

Coldest day

15.3 °C

4 August 1954

Wettest day

169 mm

28 October 2025

Windiest day

15.4 km/h

12 March 2000

Strongest gust

41.8 km/h

5 March 2008

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

21 March 1983

Coldest feels-like

16.4 °C

4 August 1954

Sunniest day

11.9 h

19 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.2 °C2 March 2025	21.2 °C26 August 2025	26.5 °C	3,162 mm	236
2024	37.2 °C12 February 2024	21.3 °C18 January 2024	27.0 °C	2,666 mm	271
2023	36.7 °C27 February 2023	20.2 °C1 January 2023	26.6 °C	2,428 mm	250
2022	36.5 °C26 February 2022	20.2 °C25 December 2022	26.3 °C	2,411 mm	238
2021	36.4 °C3 February 2021	21.5 °C21 March 2021	26.5 °C	2,386 mm	255
2020	38.0 °C29 February 2020	18.3 °C26 January 2020	26.6 °C	2,395 mm	256
2019	36.0 °C19 February 2019	21.7 °C13 July 2019	26.3 °C	3,283 mm	235
2018	36.6 °C2 February 2018	21.2 °C6 January 2018	26.2 °C	2,516 mm	257
2017	37.3 °C23 February 2017	21.6 °C20 November 2017	26.3 °C	2,993 mm	229
2016	36.8 °C28 February 2016	20.3 °C1 February 2016	26.4 °C	2,751 mm	244
2015	35.6 °C23 January 2015	17.8 °C13 January 2015	26.0 °C	2,687 mm	218
2014	36.5 °C22 February 2014	21.4 °C6 January 2014	26.0 °C	2,962 mm	218
2013	35.8 °C25 February 2013	19.0 °C18 December 2013	25.8 °C	2,963 mm	211
2012	36.0 °C25 March 2012	21.0 °C27 October 2012	25.8 °C	2,635 mm	230
2011	34.7 °C26 January 2011	20.4 °C23 January 2011	25.8 °C	2,538 mm	216
2010	36.8 °C1 February 2010	21.2 °C25 December 2010	26.4 °C	2,488 mm	230
2009	34.9 °C11 March 2009	21.4 °C9 November 2009	26.0 °C	2,281 mm	233
2008	36.3 °C27 February 2008	20.3 °C2 February 2008	25.8 °C	2,176 mm	230
2007	36.5 °C30 January 2007	18.7 °C17 January 2007	25.8 °C	2,619 mm	203
2006	34.9 °C10 February 2006	21.1 °C4 August 2006	25.9 °C	2,283 mm	231
2005	36.6 °C23 February 2005	17.0 °C10 January 2005	25.9 °C	2,082 mm	218
2004	36.0 °C24 February 2004	21.2 °C5 February 2004	25.9 °C	2,306 mm	224
2003	36.1 °C8 February 2003	20.7 °C5 July 2003	25.8 °C	2,365 mm	218
2002	35.7 °C19 February 2002	19.9 °C11 January 2002	25.6 °C	2,511 mm	200
2001	36.5 °C18 February 2001	19.6 °C23 July 2001	25.4 °C	2,453 mm	189
2000	37.1 °C6 March 2000	19.8 °C17 December 2000	25.4 °C	2,307 mm	185
1999	33.6 °C26 February 1999	20.6 °C14 December 1999	25.3 °C	2,545 mm	188
1998	36.4 °C20 February 1998	20.9 °C5 August 1998	26.2 °C	2,113 mm	239
1997	36.0 °C22 February 1997	20.6 °C3 February 1997	25.5 °C	2,390 mm	189
1996	34.2 °C23 February 1996	21.1 °C1 June 1996	25.4 °C	2,601 mm	184
1995	34.4 °C21 February 1995	21.0 °C23 January 1995	25.6 °C	2,555 mm	209
1994	34.0 °C21 February 1994	19.8 °C13 December 1994	25.4 °C	2,792 mm	196
1993	34.1 °C10 March 1993	19.8 °C8 February 1993	25.5 °C	2,547 mm	185
1992	36.1 °C22 February 1992	18.7 °C7 January 1992	25.2 °C	2,522 mm	163
1991	33.9 °C28 March 1991	20.7 °C26 October 1991	25.2 °C	2,293 mm	152
1990	35.7 °C19 March 1990	21.0 °C10 August 1990	25.3 °C	2,709 mm	154
1989	35.7 °C25 February 1989	19.4 °C9 January 1989	25.3 °C	2,369 mm	187
1988	35.3 °C20 February 1988	20.1 °C19 July 1988	25.5 °C	2,669 mm	188
1987	35.0 °C4 March 1987	20.7 °C5 June 1987	25.7 °C	2,314 mm	200
1986	34.1 °C3 February 1986	20.0 °C22 December 1986	25.1 °C	2,679 mm	174
1985	34.9 °C23 February 1985	19.8 °C6 December 1985	25.0 °C	2,628 mm	160
1984	34.3 °C28 February 1984	17.1 °C16 December 1984	25.2 °C	2,135 mm	208
1983	37.2 °C19 March 1983	17.6 °C9 January 1983	25.5 °C	2,401 mm	178
1982	34.0 °C15 March 1982	20.5 °C21 October 1982	25.0 °C	2,838 mm	158
1981	35.1 °C15 February 1981	20.0 °C26 August 1981	25.0 °C	2,961 mm	169
1980	34.1 °C25 April 1980	20.1 °C30 December 1980	25.0 °C	3,407 mm	173
1979	34.8 °C7 February 1979	20.1 °C5 June 1979	25.1 °C	2,702 mm	188
1978	33.6 °C24 February 1978	19.3 °C12 January 1978	24.9 °C	2,821 mm	164
1977	34.6 °C14 March 1977	20.0 °C29 December 1977	25.2 °C	2,464 mm	169
1976	32.8 °C15 March 1976	20.0 °C5 July 1976	24.6 °C	2,816 mm	135
1975	33.8 °C1 March 1975	17.6 °C10 December 1975	24.7 °C	2,438 mm	148
1974	34.3 °C10 February 1974	19.7 °C1 July 1974	24.7 °C	2,859 mm	138
1973	34.6 °C17 February 1973	20.2 °C13 July 1973	25.3 °C	2,763 mm	186
1972	33.6 °C21 December 1972	20.0 °C1 April 1972	25.1 °C	2,412 mm	187
1971	34.3 °C5 February 1971	18.6 °C30 December 1971	24.8 °C	2,787 mm	160
1970	34.4 °C4 March 1970	20.4 °C19 July 1970	25.0 °C	2,665 mm	161
1969	34.6 °C5 February 1969	20.4 °C1 February 1969	25.1 °C	2,916 mm	165
1968	33.0 °C30 March 1968	18.9 °C19 January 1968	24.9 °C	3,009 mm	143
1967	34.5 °C5 March 1967	19.3 °C21 January 1967	24.9 °C	2,665 mm	155
1966	35.6 °C19 February 1966	19.9 °C5 January 1966	25.4 °C	2,029 mm	172
1965	32.9 °C12 March 1965	20.2 °C4 January 1965	24.9 °C	1,993 mm	150
1964	35.1 °C24 February 1964	20.5 °C2 August 1964	25.2 °C	1,657 mm	155
1963	34.3 °C5 February 1963	19.9 °C3 January 1963	25.3 °C	1,829 mm	200
1962	34.8 °C11 February 1962	20.1 °C7 January 1962	24.9 °C	2,297 mm	160
1961	35.4 °C7 March 1961	18.7 °C1 August 1961	25.0 °C	2,116 mm	173
1960	34.6 °C1 March 1960	19.8 °C30 July 1960	25.1 °C	2,370 mm	180
1959	35.0 °C7 March 1959	20.6 °C23 August 1959	25.1 °C	1,992 mm	184
1958	34.8 °C13 February 1958	20.1 °C26 July 1958	25.0 °C	2,183 mm	132
1957	33.9 °C15 February 1957	20.2 °C3 August 1957	24.7 °C	2,480 mm	132
1956	34.0 °C3 February 1956	19.7 °C30 July 1956	24.4 °C	2,718 mm	88
1955	34.1 °C19 February 1955	20.1 °C15 September 1955	24.7 °C	2,535 mm	133
1954	32.8 °C3 March 1954	15.3 °C4 August 1954	24.5 °C	2,199 mm	96
1953	33.9 °C11 February 1953	19.8 °C5 August 1953	24.8 °C	2,759 mm	126
1952	35.0 °C5 March 1952	19.8 °C26 August 1952	24.9 °C	3,070 mm	161
1951	33.9 °C28 February 1951	20.8 °C13 July 1951	24.9 °C	2,538 mm	167
1950	33.7 °C13 March 1950	16.7 °C9 August 1950	24.6 °C	2,024 mm	144
1949	34.7 °C18 March 1949	19.8 °C16 August 1949	25.1 °C	2,081 mm	156
1948	34.5 °C18 February 1948	18.6 °C23 July 1948	24.8 °C	2,560 mm	123
1947	33.8 °C13 March 1947	18.4 °C10 September 1947	24.8 °C	2,398 mm	124
1946	35.9 °C24 February 1946	19.7 °C1 January 1946	24.8 °C	2,178 mm	139
1945	35.3 °C17 February 1945	18.9 °C5 February 1945	25.0 °C	2,217 mm	159
1944	35.0 °C10 February 1944	19.7 °C2 August 1944	25.0 °C	1,852 mm	166
1943	33.7 °C7 March 1943	17.4 °C19 July 1943	24.4 °C	1,705 mm	113
1942	33.8 °C7 February 1942	16.9 °C19 July 1942	24.6 °C	2,087 mm	118
1941	35.1 °C14 February 1941	20.0 °C5 August 1941	24.9 °C	2,030 mm	139
1940	34.7 °C4 March 1940	19.1 °C4 August 1940	24.6 °C	2,124 mm	110

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.0 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

236 d/yr

+55

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3162 mm

+680 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.5 °C	+2.7 °C	25 mm	-12 mm
Feb	35.6 °C	+2.8 °C	32 mm	-26 mm
Mar	33.9 °C	+2.0 °C	142 mm	-19 mm
Apr	31.4 °C	+0.7 °C	225 mm	-13 mm
May	31.4 °C	+1.5 °C	205 mm	-45 mm
Jun	30.4 °C	+1.8 °C	234 mm	-45 mm
Jul	27.4 °C	-0.1 °C	463 mm	+144 mm
Aug	27.3 °C	-0.3 °C	505 mm	+181 mm
Sep	28.5 °C	0.0 °C	456 mm	+161 mm
Oct	29.2 °C	+0.3 °C	628 mm	+327 mm
Nov	30.9 °C	+1.1 °C	181 mm	+17 mm
Dec	32.2 °C	+1.5 °C	67 mm	+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.2 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.2 °C

26 Aug 2025

Wettest day

169.4 mm

28 Oct 2025

Windiest day

13.6 km/h

7 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

37.4 km/h

18 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.9 °C

11 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

11.7 h

12 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Njombé?

Njombé has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 2,482 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Njombé?

The hottest day measured in Njombé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 38.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Njombé?

The coldest day measured in Njombé between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1954, at 15.3 °C.

Does it snow in Njombé?

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

Has the climate of Njombé warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Njombé?

The wettest day measured in Njombé between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2025, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Njombé?

The windiest day measured in Njombé between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2000, with winds reaching 15.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Njombé?

The warmest month in Njombé is February (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Njombé?

Njombé receives on average 2,482 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 291 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Njombé?

Njombé gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Njombé?

Yes: Njombé has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Njombé?

In Njombé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 21 March 1983, and the lowest was 16.4 °C on 4 August 1954.

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