Nkambe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nkambe?

Nkambe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 2,077 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nkambe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 37.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nkambe?

The coldest day measured in Nkambe between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1983, at 8.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nkambe?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nkambe warmed?

Yes: Nkambe warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nkambe?

The wettest day measured in Nkambe between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2021, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nkambe?

The windiest day measured in Nkambe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1966, with winds reaching 14.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nkambe?

The warmest month in Nkambe is March (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nkambe?

Nkambe receives on average 2,077 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nkambe?

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

Nkambe (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 2,077 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Nkambe averages 0 frost days, 121 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 225 rainy days per year.

Nkambe has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 7 January 1983).

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

NkambeNorth-West Region

coords: 6.63°, 10.67°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.2°C

Average daily high

28.4°C

Average daily low

17.4°C

Annual rainfall

2,077mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

7.2km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

121 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

225 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.4 °C

Average feels-like low

18.5 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

20 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

37.8 °C

28 March 2024

Coldest day

8.5 °C

7 January 1983

Wettest day

108 mm

16 July 2021

Windiest day

14.7 km/h

25 March 1966

Strongest gust

44.6 km/h

24 February 2009

Hottest feels-like

40.1 °C

28 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

6.5 °C

7 January 1983

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 July 1958

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.2 °C8 February 2025	13.0 °C11 January 2025	23.5 °C	2,075 mm	169
2024	37.8 °C28 March 2024	11.6 °C18 January 2024	23.7 °C	1,443 mm	203
2023	36.9 °C3 February 2023	12.2 °C10 January 2023	23.3 °C	2,093 mm	157
2022	35.3 °C26 February 2022	12.0 °C20 January 2022	22.7 °C	1,903 mm	160
2021	35.7 °C5 March 2021	12.7 °C21 December 2021	23.0 °C	2,012 mm	152
2020	36.5 °C17 March 2020	9.8 °C26 January 2020	23.1 °C	1,541 mm	171
2019	35.5 °C19 February 2019	11.6 °C28 December 2019	23.0 °C	1,920 mm	158
2018	37.0 °C6 February 2018	11.2 °C5 January 2018	22.8 °C	1,830 mm	149
2017	37.0 °C18 March 2017	12.2 °C2 January 2017	23.0 °C	1,803 mm	163
2016	37.1 °C21 February 2016	12.0 °C30 January 2016	23.0 °C	2,000 mm	159
2015	36.0 °C15 March 2015	9.1 °C13 January 2015	22.7 °C	2,172 mm	149
2014	35.7 °C14 March 2014	11.8 °C7 January 2014	22.6 °C	2,119 mm	138
2013	35.3 °C28 February 2013	10.5 °C17 December 2013	22.7 °C	1,976 mm	121
2012	35.9 °C26 March 2012	11.7 °C14 January 2012	22.5 °C	1,925 mm	147
2011	35.0 °C9 March 2011	9.4 °C16 January 2011	22.6 °C	1,849 mm	152
2010	36.7 °C29 March 2010	10.4 °C31 December 2010	23.3 °C	1,930 mm	151
2009	37.3 °C25 March 2009	13.2 °C4 January 2009	23.0 °C	2,147 mm	140
2008	35.6 °C14 February 2008	11.1 °C1 February 2008	22.4 °C	1,933 mm	131
2007	36.2 °C18 February 2007	10.1 °C3 January 2007	22.5 °C	2,266 mm	129
2006	35.8 °C14 April 2006	11.1 °C30 December 2006	23.0 °C	1,873 mm	161
2005	36.2 °C28 February 2005	11.2 °C11 January 2005	22.9 °C	1,783 mm	154
2004	36.2 °C11 February 2004	13.4 °C5 February 2004	22.6 °C	2,414 mm	125
2003	36.0 °C17 March 2003	12.2 °C4 January 2003	22.7 °C	1,882 mm	153
2002	35.8 °C23 February 2002	11.5 °C28 January 2002	22.4 °C	2,105 mm	126
2001	35.4 °C16 March 2001	11.5 °C5 January 2001	22.4 °C	1,887 mm	148
2000	36.0 °C11 March 2000	11.8 °C5 December 2000	22.2 °C	2,151 mm	134
1999	34.2 °C13 February 1999	11.8 °C15 December 1999	22.2 °C	2,130 mm	116
1998	36.6 °C5 February 1998	12.1 °C21 January 1998	23.0 °C	2,024 mm	155
1997	35.1 °C26 February 1997	11.3 °C12 February 1997	22.3 °C	2,317 mm	106
1996	34.3 °C24 February 1996	12.3 °C10 January 1996	22.3 °C	2,280 mm	143
1995	34.1 °C8 April 1995	12.0 °C27 January 1995	22.3 °C	2,361 mm	135
1994	34.7 °C18 March 1994	11.0 °C13 December 1994	22.2 °C	2,323 mm	127
1993	34.2 °C10 April 1993	10.6 °C23 January 1993	22.1 °C	2,463 mm	108
1992	35.7 °C6 March 1992	10.7 °C11 January 1992	21.9 °C	2,377 mm	108
1991	34.2 °C11 February 1991	12.2 °C1 January 1991	22.0 °C	2,533 mm	99
1990	36.3 °C29 March 1990	12.4 °C23 February 1990	22.3 °C	2,592 mm	109
1989	34.6 °C1 March 1989	9.6 °C12 January 1989	21.9 °C	2,148 mm	127
1988	34.8 °C26 January 1988	12.5 °C20 December 1988	22.3 °C	2,245 mm	126
1987	35.2 °C22 February 1987	11.5 °C7 January 1987	22.7 °C	2,126 mm	149
1986	33.6 °C3 February 1986	10.8 °C21 December 1986	22.0 °C	2,388 mm	102
1985	35.3 °C6 March 1985	11.9 °C6 December 1985	21.6 °C	2,376 mm	85
1984	34.3 °C2 March 1984	10.2 °C16 December 1984	21.9 °C	2,368 mm	106
1983	36.7 °C23 March 1983	8.5 °C7 January 1983	22.3 °C	2,252 mm	114
1982	33.6 °C17 February 1982	11.5 °C31 December 1982	21.9 °C	2,577 mm	98
1981	33.5 °C14 April 1981	11.2 °C12 January 1981	21.8 °C	2,411 mm	116
1980	33.7 °C13 February 1980	11.1 °C8 January 1980	21.9 °C	2,528 mm	104
1979	33.8 °C15 March 1979	11.8 °C30 December 1979	21.9 °C	2,423 mm	99
1978	34.1 °C24 February 1978	10.1 °C11 January 1978	21.6 °C	2,161 mm	84
1977	34.7 °C14 March 1977	11.1 °C28 December 1977	22.1 °C	1,812 mm	135
1976	31.9 °C18 March 1976	11.9 °C3 January 1976	21.3 °C	2,542 mm	44
1975	32.6 °C15 February 1975	10.7 °C10 December 1975	21.3 °C	2,336 mm	67
1974	33.6 °C6 March 1974	10.2 °C30 December 1974	21.4 °C	2,388 mm	78
1973	35.4 °C18 March 1973	12.2 °C25 December 1973	22.2 °C	2,364 mm	111
1972	33.9 °C21 February 1972	12.1 °C8 January 1972	21.9 °C	2,243 mm	101
1971	33.5 °C17 February 1971	10.3 °C25 December 1971	21.6 °C	2,270 mm	95
1970	34.6 °C18 February 1970	11.9 °C15 December 1970	21.8 °C	2,061 mm	115
1969	34.1 °C13 February 1969	12.3 °C10 January 1969	21.9 °C	2,456 mm	102
1968	33.6 °C6 April 1968	11.4 °C18 January 1968	21.6 °C	2,391 mm	70
1967	33.9 °C5 March 1967	10.0 °C2 January 1967	21.4 °C	2,161 mm	98
1966	35.8 °C19 March 1966	11.4 °C4 January 1966	22.3 °C	1,483 mm	148
1965	33.8 °C5 April 1965	11.4 °C6 December 1965	22.0 °C	1,429 mm	125
1964	34.7 °C11 February 1964	11.5 °C14 January 1964	22.1 °C	1,317 mm	138
1963	34.9 °C14 March 1963	11.3 °C1 January 1963	22.1 °C	1,526 mm	130
1962	34.6 °C4 February 1962	11.8 °C5 January 1962	21.5 °C	2,057 mm	91
1961	34.5 °C21 February 1961	12.0 °C13 December 1961	21.5 °C	1,639 mm	105
1960	35.0 °C5 March 1960	12.2 °C3 January 1960	21.9 °C	2,095 mm	114
1959	35.2 °C9 March 1959	12.1 °C22 January 1959	22.0 °C	1,700 mm	127
1958	35.0 °C26 March 1958	11.9 °C7 January 1958	21.8 °C	2,058 mm	106
1957	34.1 °C15 March 1957	10.3 °C8 January 1957	21.4 °C	2,278 mm	76
1956	34.2 °C12 February 1956	12.2 °C1 January 1956	21.4 °C	2,099 mm	78
1955	34.2 °C16 February 1955	12.3 °C31 December 1955	21.6 °C	2,114 mm	118
1954	33.6 °C4 March 1954	12.3 °C3 August 1954	21.6 °C	1,896 mm	81
1953	34.6 °C5 February 1953	12.2 °C1 December 1953	21.8 °C	1,971 mm	112
1952	34.4 °C15 March 1952	12.7 °C3 January 1952	22.0 °C	2,229 mm	106
1951	33.4 °C3 March 1951	12.0 °C29 December 1951	21.7 °C	2,136 mm	101
1950	33.9 °C23 February 1950	12.8 °C18 January 1950	21.6 °C	1,615 mm	89
1949	35.6 °C17 February 1949	11.9 °C9 February 1949	21.8 °C	1,860 mm	125
1948	34.5 °C14 February 1948	11.8 °C4 February 1948	21.5 °C	2,077 mm	103
1947	35.2 °C14 March 1947	12.9 °C20 January 1947	21.9 °C	1,846 mm	123
1946	36.1 °C23 February 1946	11.8 °C13 January 1946	21.7 °C	1,977 mm	140
1945	35.3 °C21 March 1945	10.3 °C3 February 1945	21.8 °C	2,061 mm	138
1944	34.1 °C19 February 1944	12.1 °C5 December 1944	21.6 °C	1,994 mm	113
1943	34.4 °C8 March 1943	12.9 °C31 January 1943	21.5 °C	1,429 mm	84
1942	33.4 °C6 February 1942	12.9 °C3 January 1942	21.6 °C	1,967 mm	94
1941	35.3 °C9 March 1941	11.7 °C27 December 1941	21.7 °C	2,136 mm	123
1940	34.1 °C5 March 1940	13.1 °C12 December 1940	21.6 °C	2,195 mm	100

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

169 d/yr

+48

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2075 mm

-2 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.9 °C	+1.7 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Feb	34.6 °C	+2.3 °C	1 mm	-10 mm
Mar	34.2 °C	+2.3 °C	10 mm	-45 mm
Apr	31.4 °C	+1.3 °C	157 mm	+12 mm
May	29.2 °C	+1.1 °C	231 mm	+6 mm
Jun	27.7 °C	+1.4 °C	281 mm	+19 mm
Jul	25.4 °C	+0.6 °C	355 mm	+85 mm
Aug	25.3 °C	+0.5 °C	269 mm	-5 mm
Sep	26.4 °C	+1.0 °C	288 mm	-55 mm
Oct	27.3 °C	+0.6 °C	439 mm	+50 mm
Nov	29.7 °C	+1.3 °C	43 mm	-51 mm
Dec	32.0 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

8 Feb 2025

Coldest day

13.0 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

69.1 mm

8 Oct 2025

Windiest day

13.0 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

40.0 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.0 °C

7 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.5 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

30 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nkambe?

Nkambe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 2,077 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nkambe?

The hottest day measured in Nkambe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 37.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nkambe?

The coldest day measured in Nkambe between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1983, at 8.5 °C.

Does it snow in Nkambe?

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

Has the climate of Nkambe warmed?

Yes: Nkambe warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nkambe?

The wettest day measured in Nkambe between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2021, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nkambe?

The windiest day measured in Nkambe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1966, with winds reaching 14.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nkambe?

The warmest month in Nkambe is March (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Nkambe?

Nkambe receives on average 2,077 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nkambe?

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

Are there tropical nights in Nkambe?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nkambe?

In Nkambe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 7 January 1983.

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