Sangmélima climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sangmélima?

Sangmélima has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,556 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Sangmélima between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2007, reaching 35.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sangmélima?

The coldest day measured in Sangmélima between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2015, at 13.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sangmélima?

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

Q: Has the climate of Sangmélima warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Sangmélima?

The wettest day measured in Sangmélima between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1994, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sangmélima?

The windiest day measured in Sangmélima between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1967, with winds reaching 18.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sangmélima?

The warmest month in Sangmélima is February (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sangmélima?

Sangmélima receives on average 1,556 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sangmélima?

Sangmélima gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sangmélima (Cameroon) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,556 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Sangmélima averages 0 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 249 rainy days per year.

Sangmélima 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 35.9 °C (on 30 March 2007) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 13 January 2015).

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

SangmélimaSouth

coords: 2.93°, 11.98°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.2°C

Average daily high

28.3°C

Average daily low

20.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,556mm

Sunshine / day

8.6h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

9.7km/h

Seasonal range

1.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

249 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.2 °C

Average feels-like low

22.6 °C

Average peak gust

25.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

197 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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

35.9 °C

30 March 2007

Coldest day

13.2 °C

13 January 2015

Wettest day

98 mm

27 September 1994

Windiest day

18.3 km/h

5 April 1967

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

3 December 1943

Hottest feels-like

41.0 °C

11 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

11.5 °C

10 January 2015

Sunniest day

12.0 h

6 October 1960

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.2 °C13 February 2025	19.0 °C14 August 2025	24.4 °C	1,326 mm	163
2024	34.5 °C15 February 2024	18.1 °C28 January 2024	24.9 °C	1,211 mm	210
2023	34.5 °C27 February 2023	18.4 °C15 December 2023	24.5 °C	1,540 mm	182
2022	33.6 °C10 April 2022	17.1 °C29 January 2022	24.1 °C	1,450 mm	128
2021	34.5 °C3 March 2021	18.9 °C21 March 2021	24.4 °C	1,742 mm	170
2020	34.5 °C11 February 2020	15.2 °C26 January 2020	24.4 °C	1,570 mm	164
2019	33.9 °C3 April 2019	19.1 °C15 July 2019	24.2 °C	1,740 mm	148
2018	33.8 °C31 January 2018	17.9 °C5 January 2018	24.1 °C	1,565 mm	139
2017	33.6 °C23 February 2017	18.8 °C24 January 2017	24.2 °C	1,428 mm	148
2016	34.9 °C8 March 2016	16.8 °C30 January 2016	24.3 °C	1,794 mm	150
2015	33.5 °C13 March 2015	13.2 °C13 January 2015	24.0 °C	1,416 mm	150
2014	33.4 °C22 February 2014	18.2 °C3 February 2014	23.9 °C	1,528 mm	137
2013	33.9 °C7 March 2013	14.7 °C18 December 2013	23.7 °C	1,483 mm	127
2012	33.3 °C8 April 2012	18.3 °C25 October 2012	23.7 °C	1,430 mm	137
2011	33.6 °C9 February 2011	16.1 °C1 December 2011	23.7 °C	1,447 mm	122
2010	34.1 °C14 February 2010	18.6 °C25 December 2010	24.1 °C	1,446 mm	143
2009	33.4 °C26 March 2009	18.7 °C22 September 2009	23.8 °C	1,373 mm	114
2008	33.4 °C30 October 2008	14.3 °C1 February 2008	23.5 °C	1,556 mm	107
2007	35.9 °C30 March 2007	14.0 °C3 January 2007	23.6 °C	1,585 mm	126
2006	32.6 °C21 January 2006	17.8 °C5 December 2006	23.5 °C	1,322 mm	95
2005	35.1 °C23 February 2005	14.1 °C8 January 2005	23.7 °C	1,278 mm	140
2004	33.0 °C17 March 2004	17.6 °C7 February 2004	23.5 °C	1,543 mm	107
2003	34.1 °C8 February 2003	18.3 °C4 July 2003	23.5 °C	1,591 mm	100
2002	33.9 °C23 February 2002	18.2 °C5 November 2002	23.4 °C	1,569 mm	87
2001	32.4 °C24 April 2001	17.6 °C10 January 2001	23.1 °C	1,392 mm	66
2000	33.3 °C7 March 2000	15.6 °C17 December 2000	23.0 °C	1,567 mm	68
1999	33.0 °C22 March 1999	18.1 °C4 July 1999	23.0 °C	1,655 mm	58
1998	34.4 °C7 February 1998	16.5 °C7 January 1998	23.9 °C	1,506 mm	118
1997	33.1 °C26 February 1997	18.3 °C31 January 1997	23.3 °C	1,439 mm	65
1996	32.0 °C10 March 1996	17.6 °C22 August 1996	23.1 °C	1,627 mm	49
1995	32.4 °C11 May 1995	17.7 °C23 March 1995	23.3 °C	1,721 mm	72
1994	32.7 °C22 April 1994	17.1 °C20 December 1994	23.2 °C	1,738 mm	76
1993	33.3 °C11 March 1993	16.6 °C26 January 1993	23.2 °C	1,752 mm	73
1992	33.5 °C28 February 1992	15.2 °C7 January 1992	22.9 °C	1,450 mm	60
1991	31.7 °C9 March 1991	17.5 °C3 January 1991	23.1 °C	1,428 mm	42
1990	33.9 °C27 March 1990	17.8 °C19 August 1990	23.1 °C	1,664 mm	56
1989	33.1 °C15 February 1989	15.8 °C14 February 1989	22.9 °C	1,503 mm	51
1988	33.3 °C21 March 1988	17.5 °C20 July 1988	23.1 °C	1,734 mm	63
1987	32.9 °C17 May 1987	17.8 °C21 December 1987	23.4 °C	1,778 mm	71
1986	33.6 °C17 April 1986	16.1 °C22 December 1986	22.8 °C	1,557 mm	36
1985	32.1 °C23 February 1985	17.4 °C6 December 1985	22.7 °C	1,879 mm	41
1984	32.9 °C21 March 1984	13.9 °C16 December 1984	22.9 °C	1,585 mm	47
1983	34.2 °C20 March 1983	14.2 °C16 January 1983	23.2 °C	1,433 mm	96
1982	32.2 °C9 March 1982	14.0 °C11 February 1982	22.8 °C	1,653 mm	33
1981	32.3 °C16 February 1981	16.5 °C12 February 1981	22.8 °C	1,653 mm	47
1980	32.8 °C24 February 1980	17.4 °C29 December 1980	22.9 °C	1,833 mm	45
1979	31.6 °C22 February 1979	17.1 °C6 July 1979	22.8 °C	1,737 mm	39
1978	32.2 °C25 February 1978	16.9 °C28 July 1978	22.8 °C	1,583 mm	45
1977	32.7 °C19 April 1977	17.5 °C10 June 1977	22.8 °C	1,728 mm	34
1976	31.3 °C6 March 1976	17.2 °C3 January 1976	22.4 °C	1,485 mm	14
1975	31.1 °C18 April 1975	15.3 °C10 December 1975	22.4 °C	1,605 mm	15
1974	32.3 °C27 April 1974	15.2 °C30 December 1974	22.3 °C	1,883 mm	19
1973	33.2 °C2 March 1973	17.7 °C3 August 1973	23.0 °C	1,913 mm	59
1972	31.9 °C20 December 1972	16.0 °C27 June 1972	22.7 °C	1,691 mm	31
1971	32.1 °C17 April 1971	14.6 °C23 December 1971	22.5 °C	1,882 mm	33
1970	31.8 °C24 March 1970	16.9 °C3 December 1970	22.7 °C	1,958 mm	43
1969	32.4 °C2 May 1969	16.6 °C30 January 1969	22.8 °C	1,885 mm	34
1968	31.3 °C12 April 1968	17.7 °C3 March 1968	22.6 °C	1,782 mm	14
1967	31.1 °C18 February 1967	16.6 °C23 July 1967	22.5 °C	2,024 mm	12
1966	32.3 °C26 February 1966	18.0 °C14 June 1966	23.1 °C	1,478 mm	53
1965	31.6 °C11 May 1965	18.1 °C5 February 1965	22.8 °C	1,305 mm	12
1964	31.8 °C31 January 1964	16.6 °C1 August 1964	22.9 °C	1,065 mm	60
1963	31.4 °C18 February 1963	18.1 °C9 August 1963	23.0 °C	1,381 mm	29
1962	32.1 °C9 February 1962	17.9 °C23 June 1962	22.7 °C	1,447 mm	26
1961	32.2 °C22 February 1961	17.8 °C5 August 1961	22.6 °C	1,495 mm	25
1960	32.1 °C29 January 1960	18.1 °C6 October 1960	22.9 °C	1,507 mm	45
1959	32.9 °C2 February 1959	18.0 °C20 August 1959	23.1 °C	1,251 mm	55
1958	32.3 °C8 March 1958	17.0 °C17 August 1958	22.9 °C	1,297 mm	42
1957	31.4 °C16 January 1957	17.2 °C27 July 1957	22.7 °C	1,385 mm	15
1956	30.5 °C22 January 1956	15.8 °C7 August 1956	22.3 °C	1,592 mm	14
1955	31.9 °C20 February 1955	16.9 °C13 August 1955	22.5 °C	1,579 mm	10
1954	30.5 °C6 February 1954	13.9 °C2 August 1954	22.3 °C	1,583 mm	5
1953	31.4 °C11 February 1953	16.6 °C4 August 1953	22.6 °C	1,763 mm	16
1952	31.7 °C16 January 1952	17.7 °C24 August 1952	22.7 °C	1,751 mm	25
1951	31.7 °C22 April 1951	18.3 °C11 February 1951	22.7 °C	1,786 mm	24
1950	31.2 °C8 January 1950	14.0 °C11 August 1950	22.7 °C	1,133 mm	31
1949	33.1 °C16 February 1949	18.0 °C13 December 1949	22.9 °C	1,393 mm	43
1948	31.2 °C24 January 1948	18.5 °C5 January 1948	22.4 °C	1,801 mm	11
1947	31.1 °C21 February 1947	16.1 °C8 September 1947	22.6 °C	1,522 mm	14
1946	33.3 °C23 February 1946	17.0 °C23 August 1946	22.6 °C	1,416 mm	54
1945	33.0 °C23 February 1945	17.6 °C24 December 1945	22.7 °C	1,580 mm	62
1944	32.6 °C9 February 1944	17.2 °C1 August 1944	22.9 °C	1,362 mm	61
1943	31.1 °C6 February 1943	14.5 °C26 July 1943	22.4 °C	1,273 mm	16
1942	31.0 °C10 February 1942	15.5 °C19 July 1942	22.4 °C	1,528 mm	21
1941	31.7 °C4 February 1941	17.6 °C6 August 1941	22.9 °C	1,110 mm	38
1940	30.7 °C22 July 1940	16.1 °C3 August 1940	22.4 °C	1,388 mm	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

163 d/yr

+95

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1326 mm

-230 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.6 °C	+2.4 °C	30 mm	-18 mm
Feb	32.2 °C	+2.2 °C	17 mm	-47 mm
Mar	31.3 °C	+1.8 °C	139 mm	-8 mm
Apr	29.8 °C	+0.9 °C	137 mm	-33 mm
May	29.8 °C	+1.2 °C	169 mm	+11 mm
Jun	29.3 °C	+1.5 °C	136 mm	-5 mm
Jul	27.2 °C	+0.3 °C	103 mm	-11 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	-0.1 °C	46 mm	-72 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.6 °C	186 mm	+6 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	+0.7 °C	236 mm	+21 mm
Nov	29.2 °C	+1.4 °C	98 mm	-45 mm
Dec	30.3 °C	+1.9 °C	30 mm	-29 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.2 °C

13 Feb 2025

Coldest day

19.0 °C

14 Aug 2025

Wettest day

30.7 mm

10 Apr 2025

Windiest day

15.0 km/h

24 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

42.1 km/h

5 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.4 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

28 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sangmélima?

Sangmélima has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,556 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sangmélima?

The hottest day measured in Sangmélima between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2007, reaching 35.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sangmélima?

The coldest day measured in Sangmélima between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2015, at 13.2 °C.

Does it snow in Sangmélima?

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

Has the climate of Sangmélima warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Sangmélima?

The wettest day measured in Sangmélima between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1994, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sangmélima?

The windiest day measured in Sangmélima between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1967, with winds reaching 18.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sangmélima?

The warmest month in Sangmélima is February (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Sangmélima?

Sangmélima receives on average 1,556 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sangmélima?

Sangmélima gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sangmélima?

Yes: Sangmélima has on average 197 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sangmélima?

In Sangmélima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 11 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.5 °C on 10 January 2015.

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