Tibati climate — normals and trends
Tibati (Cameroon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 2,087 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Tibati averages 0 frost days, 151 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Tibati has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 12.8 °C (on 3 January 1967).
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
TibatiAdamaoua Region
- coords
- 6.47°, 12.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,087mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
151 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
120 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001
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
38.9 °C
23 February 2005
Coldest day
12.8 °C
3 January 1967
Wettest day
166 mm
25 July 1991
Windiest day
22.5 km/h
31 January 1945
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
10 March 2015
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
8.4 °C
11 January 2015
Sunniest day
12.0 h
30 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 174 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 299 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 314 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 387 mm | +110 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 209 mm | -88 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 290 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 259 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tibati?
Tibati has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 2,087 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tibati?
The hottest day measured in Tibati between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tibati?
The coldest day measured in Tibati between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1967, at 12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Tibati?
Almost never: Tibati sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tibati warmed?
Yes: Tibati warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tibati?
The wettest day measured in Tibati between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1991, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tibati?
The windiest day measured in Tibati between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1945, with winds reaching 22.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tibati?
The warmest month in Tibati is February (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tibati?
Tibati receives on average 2,087 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tibati?
Tibati gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tibati?
Yes: Tibati has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tibati?
In Tibati, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 11 January 2015.
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