Pitoa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pitoa?

Pitoa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 575 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Pitoa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2024, reaching 45.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pitoa?

The coldest day measured in Pitoa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1968, at 12.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pitoa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Pitoa warmed?

Yes: Pitoa warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pitoa?

The wettest day measured in Pitoa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2021, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pitoa?

The windiest day measured in Pitoa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1988, with winds reaching 29.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pitoa?

The warmest month in Pitoa is April (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pitoa?

Pitoa receives on average 575 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pitoa?

Pitoa gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pitoa (Cameroon) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 575 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 April (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Pitoa averages 0 frost days, 322 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.

Pitoa has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 29 March 2024) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 19 January 1968).

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

PitoaNorth Region

coords: 9.38°, 13.50°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

28.4°C

Average daily high

34.7°C

Average daily low

22.9°C

Annual rainfall

575mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

48%

Average peak wind

13.5km/h

Seasonal range

7.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

322 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

96 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.7 °C

Average feels-like low

23.5 °C

Average peak gust

29.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

299 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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

45.3 °C

29 March 2024

Coldest day

12.2 °C

19 January 1968

Wettest day

178 mm

9 July 2021

Windiest day

29.9 km/h

12 April 1988

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

9 July 1943

Hottest feels-like

47.2 °C

29 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

8.3 °C

19 January 1968

Sunniest day

12.1 h

17 July 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	44.2 °C21 March 2025	15.9 °C10 January 2025	29.2 °C	622 mm	330
2024	45.3 °C29 March 2024	14.8 °C18 January 2024	29.3 °C	571 mm	344
2023	43.2 °C6 April 2023	16.7 °C9 January 2023	29.3 °C	490 mm	346
2022	43.5 °C1 April 2022	16.1 °C23 December 2022	28.3 °C	759 mm	322
2021	44.2 °C8 April 2021	17.6 °C18 December 2021	29.5 °C	599 mm	331
2020	43.5 °C28 March 2020	15.0 °C3 January 2020	29.5 °C	397 mm	337
2019	43.8 °C3 April 2019	15.7 °C30 December 2019	29.1 °C	606 mm	339
2018	42.1 °C18 March 2018	14.8 °C19 January 2018	29.1 °C	506 mm	337
2017	43.7 °C30 March 2017	15.2 °C2 January 2017	29.0 °C	439 mm	340
2016	43.5 °C1 March 2016	14.6 °C21 January 2016	29.0 °C	518 mm	345
2015	42.8 °C21 March 2015	13.1 °C5 January 2015	29.0 °C	462 mm	349
2014	41.9 °C16 March 2014	14.7 °C26 December 2014	28.7 °C	594 mm	333
2013	43.3 °C5 April 2013	16.4 °C5 January 2013	29.1 °C	514 mm	320
2012	43.0 °C4 April 2012	14.5 °C29 December 2012	28.4 °C	545 mm	313
2011	43.1 °C18 April 2011	14.6 °C13 January 2011	29.1 °C	417 mm	335
2010	44.3 °C5 April 2010	15.6 °C9 December 2010	29.2 °C	574 mm	327
2009	43.3 °C29 March 2009	16.5 °C27 December 2009	29.2 °C	460 mm	351
2008	42.1 °C23 March 2008	14.9 °C25 January 2008	28.3 °C	547 mm	324
2007	44.1 °C1 April 2007	15.0 °C20 January 2007	28.6 °C	421 mm	319
2006	43.0 °C1 March 2006	14.4 °C27 December 2006	29.0 °C	411 mm	342
2005	43.5 °C9 March 2005	14.6 °C13 January 2005	29.2 °C	545 mm	326
2004	43.0 °C30 March 2004	16.6 °C15 January 2004	28.5 °C	478 mm	328
2003	43.2 °C8 April 2003	15.2 °C4 January 2003	28.4 °C	569 mm	320
2002	42.2 °C3 April 2002	13.2 °C13 January 2002	28.5 °C	400 mm	338
2001	41.9 °C11 April 2001	13.8 °C4 January 2001	28.0 °C	457 mm	312
2000	42.4 °C31 March 2000	14.9 °C31 January 2000	27.9 °C	504 mm	325
1999	42.8 °C6 April 1999	14.5 °C15 December 1999	28.1 °C	754 mm	293
1998	43.5 °C17 April 1998	15.4 °C15 January 1998	28.7 °C	745 mm	317
1997	42.6 °C21 March 1997	16.2 °C13 December 1997	28.2 °C	582 mm	345
1996	42.1 °C2 April 1996	14.8 °C20 December 1996	28.2 °C	672 mm	325
1995	43.2 °C1 April 1995	15.2 °C13 January 1995	28.3 °C	685 mm	332
1994	42.7 °C31 March 1994	14.7 °C15 January 1994	28.3 °C	800 mm	311
1993	42.8 °C4 March 1993	14.1 °C7 January 1993	28.5 °C	486 mm	329
1992	42.2 °C1 April 1992	14.9 °C7 January 1992	27.9 °C	647 mm	317
1991	42.3 °C14 April 1991	16.1 °C25 December 1991	28.9 °C	486 mm	331
1990	42.7 °C8 April 1990	15.3 °C3 January 1990	29.1 °C	519 mm	351
1989	41.7 °C5 April 1989	12.5 °C21 January 1989	27.4 °C	676 mm	309
1988	42.3 °C1 April 1988	16.3 °C31 December 1988	28.1 °C	853 mm	312
1987	43.5 °C10 May 1987	15.7 °C9 January 1987	29.1 °C	604 mm	337
1986	42.6 °C17 April 1986	13.9 °C8 December 1986	28.5 °C	577 mm	324
1985	41.8 °C16 March 1985	15.9 °C22 December 1985	28.0 °C	770 mm	298
1984	42.7 °C21 March 1984	14.5 °C7 February 1984	28.2 °C	654 mm	331
1983	43.2 °C29 April 1983	14.0 °C7 January 1983	28.5 °C	360 mm	328
1982	42.2 °C17 March 1982	14.4 °C27 November 1982	28.1 °C	565 mm	322
1981	42.8 °C15 April 1981	15.1 °C13 January 1981	27.6 °C	614 mm	319
1980	43.9 °C16 April 1980	14.9 °C28 December 1980	28.2 °C	648 mm	323
1979	42.3 °C12 April 1979	14.3 °C12 December 1979	28.2 °C	516 mm	343
1978	42.1 °C28 March 1978	13.4 °C12 January 1978	27.8 °C	748 mm	323
1977	43.2 °C21 April 1977	14.9 °C28 December 1977	28.2 °C	566 mm	340
1976	41.5 °C27 March 1976	14.8 °C22 January 1976	28.1 °C	623 mm	333
1975	42.1 °C5 April 1975	13.9 °C17 January 1975	27.5 °C	697 mm	296
1974	41.0 °C16 April 1974	14.3 °C31 December 1974	27.6 °C	840 mm	295
1973	42.9 °C3 April 1973	14.7 °C18 December 1973	28.7 °C	683 mm	327
1972	42.7 °C21 March 1972	15.0 °C8 January 1972	28.4 °C	532 mm	338
1971	42.3 °C29 April 1971	14.7 °C28 December 1971	28.2 °C	543 mm	311
1970	43.3 °C8 April 1970	15.3 °C3 December 1970	28.1 °C	558 mm	316
1969	42.9 °C2 May 1969	14.7 °C29 November 1969	28.0 °C	648 mm	321
1968	41.9 °C27 March 1968	12.2 °C19 January 1968	27.8 °C	551 mm	322
1967	40.6 °C5 April 1967	13.7 °C1 January 1967	27.1 °C	608 mm	296
1966	42.4 °C9 April 1966	15.0 °C4 January 1966	29.4 °C	332 mm	363
1965	42.5 °C12 May 1965	13.8 °C5 February 1965	29.0 °C	321 mm	358
1964	43.2 °C31 March 1964	15.8 °C11 January 1964	29.1 °C	325 mm	349
1963	43.2 °C25 March 1963	13.8 °C9 December 1963	28.5 °C	528 mm	350
1962	41.4 °C7 March 1962	14.5 °C6 January 1962	28.3 °C	536 mm	314
1961	41.3 °C24 March 1961	15.1 °C25 December 1961	28.0 °C	527 mm	303
1960	42.7 °C29 March 1960	15.6 °C26 January 1960	28.5 °C	529 mm	325
1959	43.0 °C11 April 1959	14.9 °C29 December 1959	29.0 °C	407 mm	339
1958	42.9 °C13 March 1958	15.8 °C8 January 1958	28.9 °C	468 mm	324
1957	41.0 °C19 April 1957	13.1 °C8 January 1957	27.4 °C	819 mm	288
1956	42.3 °C7 May 1956	15.7 °C19 December 1956	27.9 °C	754 mm	280
1955	42.0 °C14 March 1955	15.4 °C31 December 1955	27.7 °C	657 mm	274
1954	40.9 °C30 April 1954	15.2 °C15 January 1954	27.8 °C	683 mm	277
1953	43.2 °C27 April 1953	15.8 °C2 February 1953	27.6 °C	766 mm	282
1952	41.1 °C28 March 1952	15.0 °C7 January 1952	27.8 °C	740 mm	297
1951	42.9 °C13 March 1951	15.1 °C30 December 1951	27.9 °C	729 mm	334
1950	42.5 °C8 April 1950	17.0 °C24 October 1950	28.1 °C	570 mm	307
1949	42.9 °C19 April 1949	15.1 °C8 February 1949	29.5 °C	323 mm	346
1948	41.9 °C26 March 1948	15.3 °C4 February 1948	27.9 °C	633 mm	304
1947	42.0 °C21 April 1947	16.7 °C20 January 1947	27.5 °C	889 mm	242
1946	42.3 °C31 March 1946	15.5 °C20 January 1946	27.6 °C	719 mm	276
1945	42.1 °C26 April 1945	14.6 °C1 February 1945	27.8 °C	590 mm	313
1944	41.7 °C14 March 1944	16.7 °C2 February 1944	27.9 °C	689 mm	276
1943	41.3 °C21 February 1943	18.0 °C29 January 1943	29.4 °C	289 mm	333
1942	41.1 °C16 April 1942	18.1 °C3 January 1942	28.6 °C	569 mm	314
1941	42.5 °C9 March 1941	14.9 °C27 December 1941	29.4 °C	395 mm	357
1940	41.9 °C8 April 1940	17.6 °C9 January 1940	29.0 °C	495 mm	357

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.6 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

330 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

622 mm

+47 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.8 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	38.0 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Mar	41.8 °C	+2.4 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Apr	40.6 °C	+1.2 °C	3 mm	-14 mm
May	38.1 °C	+1.4 °C	9 mm	-48 mm
Jun	34.5 °C	+0.8 °C	33 mm	-38 mm
Jul	30.8 °C	-0.3 °C	203 mm	+89 mm
Aug	29.5 °C	-0.4 °C	246 mm	+93 mm
Sep	30.9 °C	+0.3 °C	121 mm	+5 mm
Oct	33.7 °C	-0.1 °C	8 mm	-38 mm
Nov	37.2 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Dec	36.9 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.2 °C

21 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.9 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

61.4 mm

15 Aug 2025

Windiest day

29.1 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

52.2 km/h

22 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

28 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.6 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

8 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pitoa?

Pitoa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 575 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pitoa?

The hottest day measured in Pitoa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2024, reaching 45.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pitoa?

The coldest day measured in Pitoa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1968, at 12.2 °C.

Does it snow in Pitoa?

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

Has the climate of Pitoa warmed?

Yes: Pitoa warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pitoa?

The wettest day measured in Pitoa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2021, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pitoa?

The windiest day measured in Pitoa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1988, with winds reaching 29.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pitoa?

The warmest month in Pitoa is April (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Pitoa?

Pitoa receives on average 575 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pitoa?

Pitoa gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pitoa?

Yes: Pitoa has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pitoa?

In Pitoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 29 March 2024, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 19 January 1968.

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