Nkongsamba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nkongsamba?

Nkongsamba has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 3,347 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nkongsamba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2018, reaching 34.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nkongsamba?

The coldest day measured in Nkongsamba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1954, at 11.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nkongsamba?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nkongsamba warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Nkongsamba?

The wettest day measured in Nkongsamba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1961, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nkongsamba?

The windiest day measured in Nkongsamba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1997, with winds reaching 13.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nkongsamba?

The warmest month in Nkongsamba is February (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nkongsamba?

Nkongsamba receives on average 3,347 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 311 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nkongsamba?

Nkongsamba gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nkongsamba (Cameroon) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 3,347 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Nkongsamba averages 0 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 311 rainy days per year.

Nkongsamba 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 34.3 °C (on 31 January 2018) and the coldest 11.8 °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

NkongsambaLittoral

coords: 4.95°, 9.94°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.3°C

Average daily high

26.2°C

Average daily low

18.3°C

Annual rainfall

3,347mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

89%

Average peak wind

7.0km/h

Seasonal range

2.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

17 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

311 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.0 °C

Average feels-like low

20.7 °C

Average peak gust

28.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

16 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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

34.3 °C

31 January 2018

Coldest day

11.8 °C

4 August 1954

Wettest day

129 mm

13 July 1961

Windiest day

13.2 km/h

27 February 1997

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

16 April 2001

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

19 March 2020

Coldest feels-like

11.6 °C

26 January 2020

Sunniest day

11.9 h

4 August 1954

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C13 February 2025	15.9 °C11 January 2025	22.4 °C	3,519 mm	60
2024	33.4 °C12 February 2024	15.4 °C18 January 2024	23.0 °C	2,864 mm	93
2023	33.3 °C18 February 2023	15.5 °C10 January 2023	22.6 °C	3,343 mm	51
2022	33.9 °C26 February 2022	14.9 °C24 December 2022	22.1 °C	3,118 mm	41
2021	33.0 °C5 March 2021	16.0 °C16 January 2021	22.4 °C	3,156 mm	47
2020	33.9 °C19 March 2020	12.6 °C26 January 2020	22.5 °C	3,261 mm	64
2019	31.9 °C19 February 2019	15.9 °C6 January 2019	22.3 °C	3,633 mm	30
2018	34.3 °C31 January 2018	14.9 °C5 January 2018	22.1 °C	3,445 mm	30
2017	33.7 °C23 February 2017	16.0 °C27 December 2017	22.2 °C	3,376 mm	51
2016	33.9 °C21 February 2016	14.8 °C31 January 2016	22.5 °C	3,218 mm	67
2015	32.1 °C30 January 2015	12.9 °C12 January 2015	22.0 °C	3,468 mm	38
2014	32.8 °C24 February 2014	14.9 °C7 January 2014	22.0 °C	3,348 mm	38
2013	31.5 °C9 February 2013	14.3 °C17 December 2013	21.8 °C	4,059 mm	21
2012	31.9 °C29 January 2012	15.3 °C17 January 2012	21.8 °C	3,222 mm	23
2011	31.7 °C23 January 2011	14.5 °C1 January 2011	21.8 °C	3,210 mm	18
2010	32.5 °C1 February 2010	15.1 °C11 December 2010	22.3 °C	3,187 mm	55
2009	30.9 °C20 April 2009	16.0 °C24 December 2009	22.0 °C	3,170 mm	15
2008	32.6 °C22 February 2008	14.7 °C31 January 2008	21.8 °C	3,006 mm	28
2007	32.7 °C8 February 2007	13.6 °C12 January 2007	21.8 °C	3,369 mm	55
2006	30.9 °C10 February 2006	15.2 °C30 December 2006	21.8 °C	3,169 mm	7
2005	32.9 °C19 February 2005	13.2 °C8 January 2005	21.8 °C	3,275 mm	30
2004	31.9 °C21 March 2004	15.4 °C19 February 2004	21.8 °C	3,303 mm	40
2003	31.6 °C8 February 2003	15.9 °C4 July 2003	21.7 °C	3,318 mm	20
2002	32.0 °C19 February 2002	14.9 °C28 January 2002	21.6 °C	3,321 mm	19
2001	31.8 °C18 February 2001	14.6 °C4 January 2001	21.4 °C	3,337 mm	20
2000	32.7 °C1 March 2000	15.1 °C17 December 2000	21.3 °C	3,158 mm	23
1999	30.1 °C10 April 1999	15.3 °C15 December 1999	21.2 °C	3,738 mm	1
1998	32.7 °C22 February 1998	15.5 °C26 December 1998	22.2 °C	2,873 mm	48
1997	32.5 °C27 February 1997	14.8 °C3 February 1997	21.5 °C	3,069 mm	30
1996	30.2 °C22 February 1996	16.1 °C22 July 1996	21.4 °C	3,401 mm	3
1995	31.2 °C28 January 1995	15.5 °C23 January 1995	21.5 °C	3,474 mm	4
1994	30.7 °C1 March 1994	14.4 °C13 December 1994	21.5 °C	3,600 mm	6
1993	30.4 °C8 February 1993	14.0 °C8 February 1993	21.5 °C	3,685 mm	4
1992	32.1 °C7 March 1992	13.6 °C11 January 1992	21.3 °C	3,410 mm	27
1991	30.4 °C12 February 1991	16.1 °C15 December 1991	21.3 °C	3,156 mm	1
1990	31.7 °C10 March 1990	16.0 °C13 February 1990	21.3 °C	3,691 mm	22
1989	32.3 °C13 February 1989	13.8 °C12 January 1989	21.2 °C	3,305 mm	22
1988	31.1 °C26 February 1988	15.9 °C26 December 1988	21.4 °C	3,537 mm	8
1987	30.7 °C4 March 1987	15.3 °C7 January 1987	21.7 °C	3,446 mm	4
1986	30.0 °C3 February 1986	14.6 °C16 January 1986	21.1 °C	3,770 mm	1
1985	30.2 °C23 February 1985	15.1 °C14 February 1985	21.0 °C	3,661 mm	4
1984	30.1 °C20 February 1984	12.6 °C16 December 1984	21.1 °C	3,390 mm	1
1983	33.1 °C22 March 1983	12.2 °C9 January 1983	21.6 °C	3,320 mm	33
1982	30.2 °C10 March 1982	15.1 °C30 December 1982	21.1 °C	3,605 mm	1
1981	30.3 °C15 February 1981	15.1 °C29 November 1981	21.1 °C	3,571 mm	2
1980	29.8 °C14 January 1980	15.1 °C7 January 1980	21.2 °C	4,013 mm	0
1979	31.1 °C3 March 1979	15.2 °C4 January 1979	21.1 °C	3,583 mm	2
1978	30.2 °C17 March 1978	13.6 °C12 January 1978	21.0 °C	3,524 mm	1
1977	30.6 °C6 March 1977	15.3 °C26 December 1977	21.1 °C	3,156 mm	3
1976	29.1 °C15 March 1976	15.1 °C3 January 1976	20.7 °C	3,807 mm	0
1975	29.5 °C27 January 1975	13.1 °C10 December 1975	20.6 °C	3,656 mm	0
1974	29.9 °C10 February 1974	13.6 °C28 December 1974	20.7 °C	3,697 mm	0
1973	31.4 °C11 March 1973	15.5 °C27 December 1973	21.3 °C	3,698 mm	5
1972	30.0 °C21 December 1972	14.4 °C14 February 1972	21.1 °C	3,287 mm	1
1971	29.8 °C5 February 1971	13.8 °C21 December 1971	20.8 °C	3,593 mm	0
1970	30.8 °C10 February 1970	14.5 °C29 November 1970	21.0 °C	3,396 mm	4
1969	30.4 °C13 February 1969	15.5 °C1 February 1969	21.2 °C	3,687 mm	1
1968	29.0 °C5 May 1968	14.6 °C19 January 1968	20.9 °C	3,733 mm	0
1967	30.5 °C5 March 1967	13.6 °C21 January 1967	20.8 °C	3,428 mm	4
1966	32.1 °C2 March 1966	14.7 °C5 January 1966	21.3 °C	2,971 mm	34
1965	28.9 °C5 March 1965	14.6 °C6 December 1965	20.8 °C	2,918 mm	0
1964	32.1 °C26 February 1964	15.4 °C21 November 1964	21.1 °C	2,814 mm	28
1963	30.4 °C5 February 1963	14.7 °C3 January 1963	21.2 °C	2,829 mm	3
1962	31.0 °C3 February 1962	14.3 °C7 January 1962	20.8 °C	3,398 mm	10
1961	31.5 °C7 March 1961	14.9 °C28 December 1961	20.9 °C	2,960 mm	18
1960	30.6 °C28 January 1960	15.4 °C28 January 1960	21.0 °C	3,533 mm	6
1959	32.2 °C2 February 1959	15.2 °C29 December 1959	21.0 °C	3,207 mm	14
1958	31.6 °C15 February 1958	15.0 °C28 July 1958	21.0 °C	3,255 mm	10
1957	30.5 °C15 February 1957	15.0 °C3 February 1957	20.8 °C	3,311 mm	4
1956	30.2 °C11 February 1956	15.0 °C20 August 1956	20.5 °C	3,575 mm	2
1955	30.8 °C20 February 1955	15.8 °C20 December 1955	20.7 °C	3,542 mm	3
1954	29.1 °C3 March 1954	11.8 °C4 August 1954	20.5 °C	3,238 mm	0
1953	30.0 °C3 February 1953	16.0 °C22 January 1953	20.9 °C	3,244 mm	1
1952	31.0 °C8 January 1952	15.4 °C12 August 1952	21.0 °C	3,790 mm	4
1951	29.9 °C3 March 1951	16.1 °C24 January 1951	21.0 °C	3,365 mm	0
1950	29.6 °C24 January 1950	13.4 °C9 August 1950	20.6 °C	2,956 mm	0
1949	31.7 °C16 February 1949	14.9 °C16 August 1949	21.0 °C	3,327 mm	21
1948	30.6 °C18 February 1948	15.3 °C30 December 1948	20.8 °C	3,313 mm	4
1947	30.0 °C13 March 1947	14.8 °C10 September 1947	20.7 °C	3,133 mm	1
1946	32.4 °C18 February 1946	14.5 °C1 January 1946	20.8 °C	2,951 mm	37
1945	31.6 °C13 February 1945	13.5 °C5 February 1945	20.8 °C	3,055 mm	30
1944	31.8 °C31 January 1944	15.1 °C28 November 1944	20.9 °C	2,832 mm	20
1943	29.3 °C2 March 1943	13.6 °C26 July 1943	20.3 °C	2,897 mm	0
1942	29.9 °C7 February 1942	13.5 °C19 July 1942	20.5 °C	3,291 mm	0
1941	30.8 °C18 February 1941	14.8 °C30 January 1941	20.8 °C	3,025 mm	8
1940	29.6 °C5 March 1940	14.6 °C2 August 1940	20.5 °C	3,306 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.3 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3519 mm

+172 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.3 °C	+2.2 °C	57 mm	-11 mm
Feb	31.4 °C	+2.5 °C	83 mm	-29 mm
Mar	29.4 °C	+1.5 °C	268 mm	-20 mm
Apr	28.0 °C	+1.1 °C	326 mm	-20 mm
May	27.6 °C	+1.3 °C	317 mm	-20 mm
Jun	26.6 °C	+1.6 °C	299 mm	-36 mm
Jul	24.1 °C	+0.2 °C	484 mm	+124 mm
Aug	23.8 °C	-0.1 °C	291 mm	-68 mm
Sep	24.9 °C	+0.3 °C	500 mm	+107 mm
Oct	25.6 °C	+0.4 °C	604 mm	+178 mm
Nov	27.3 °C	+1.1 °C	205 mm	-35 mm
Dec	28.4 °C	+1.2 °C	84 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

13 Feb 2025

Coldest day

15.9 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

77.0 mm

8 Sep 2025

Windiest day

11.0 km/h

18 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

43.6 km/h

18 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.9 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

21 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nkongsamba?

Nkongsamba has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 3,347 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nkongsamba?

The hottest day measured in Nkongsamba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2018, reaching 34.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nkongsamba?

The coldest day measured in Nkongsamba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1954, at 11.8 °C.

Does it snow in Nkongsamba?

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

Has the climate of Nkongsamba warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Nkongsamba?

The wettest day measured in Nkongsamba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1961, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nkongsamba?

The windiest day measured in Nkongsamba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1997, with winds reaching 13.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nkongsamba?

The warmest month in Nkongsamba is February (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Nkongsamba?

Nkongsamba receives on average 3,347 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 311 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nkongsamba?

Nkongsamba gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nkongsamba?

Yes: Nkongsamba has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nkongsamba?

In Nkongsamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 19 March 2020, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 26 January 2020.

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