Tombel climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tombel?

Tombel has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 3,230 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Tombel between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 35.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tombel?

The coldest day measured in Tombel between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1954, at 13.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tombel?

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

Q: Has the climate of Tombel warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Tombel?

The wettest day measured in Tombel between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1981, with 214 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tombel?

The windiest day measured in Tombel between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1950, with winds reaching 13.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tombel?

The warmest month in Tombel is February (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tombel?

Tombel receives on average 3,230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 319 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tombel?

Tombel gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Tombel (Cameroon) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 3,230 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Tombel averages 0 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 319 rainy days per year.

Tombel 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 29 February 2020) and the coldest 13.5 °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

TombelSouth-West Region

coords: 4.75°, 9.67°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.4°C

Average daily high

27.9°C

Average daily low

20.7°C

Annual rainfall

3,230mm

Sunshine / day

8.1h

Mean relative humidity

89%

Average peak wind

6.6km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

319 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.8 °C

Average feels-like low

24.4 °C

Average peak gust

25.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

298 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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

29 February 2020

Coldest day

13.5 °C

4 August 1954

Wettest day

214 mm

4 September 1981

Windiest day

13.1 km/h

16 July 1950

Strongest gust

46.8 km/h

30 March 1944

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

12 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

14.1 °C

4 August 1954

Sunniest day

11.9 h

19 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.1 °C13 February 2025	18.8 °C11 January 2025	24.6 °C	3,779 mm	141
2024	35.6 °C16 February 2024	18.6 °C18 January 2024	25.1 °C	3,154 mm	186
2023	35.3 °C27 February 2023	18.0 °C1 January 2023	24.7 °C	3,183 mm	138
2022	35.1 °C26 February 2022	17.9 °C24 December 2022	24.3 °C	3,159 mm	122
2021	34.5 °C3 February 2021	19.0 °C17 December 2021	24.5 °C	3,093 mm	123
2020	35.9 °C29 February 2020	15.6 °C26 January 2020	24.6 °C	3,220 mm	139
2019	34.0 °C21 February 2019	19.1 °C30 December 2019	24.4 °C	3,802 mm	125
2018	35.1 °C31 January 2018	18.4 °C6 January 2018	24.3 °C	3,281 mm	119
2017	35.6 °C23 February 2017	19.2 °C27 December 2017	24.4 °C	3,596 mm	126
2016	35.4 °C17 February 2016	18.5 °C1 February 2016	24.6 °C	3,291 mm	143
2015	33.7 °C23 January 2015	15.7 °C12 January 2015	24.1 °C	3,539 mm	119
2014	34.3 °C22 February 2014	18.8 °C6 January 2014	24.1 °C	3,487 mm	105
2013	33.7 °C25 February 2013	17.4 °C18 December 2013	23.9 °C	3,882 mm	81
2012	33.5 °C25 March 2012	18.8 °C15 January 2012	23.9 °C	3,152 mm	102
2011	32.8 °C26 January 2011	17.9 °C23 January 2011	23.9 °C	3,145 mm	105
2010	34.6 °C1 February 2010	18.6 °C25 December 2010	24.5 °C	3,221 mm	130
2009	33.0 °C7 February 2009	18.9 °C29 December 2009	24.1 °C	3,034 mm	105
2008	33.8 °C27 February 2008	17.9 °C2 February 2008	23.9 °C	2,915 mm	76
2007	34.7 °C30 January 2007	16.4 °C17 January 2007	23.9 °C	3,214 mm	104
2006	33.1 °C10 February 2006	18.5 °C30 December 2006	23.9 °C	3,072 mm	112
2005	34.0 °C19 February 2005	15.3 °C10 January 2005	23.9 °C	2,983 mm	110
2004	33.5 °C24 February 2004	18.8 °C5 February 2004	23.9 °C	3,113 mm	100
2003	33.3 °C8 February 2003	18.9 °C6 January 2003	23.8 °C	3,127 mm	97
2002	33.8 °C19 February 2002	17.9 °C11 January 2002	23.7 °C	3,118 mm	59
2001	34.4 °C18 February 2001	18.0 °C24 January 2001	23.5 °C	3,243 mm	70
2000	34.9 °C15 March 2000	17.6 °C17 December 2000	23.4 °C	3,006 mm	64
1999	31.7 °C26 February 1999	18.0 °C14 December 1999	23.3 °C	3,512 mm	45
1998	34.6 °C20 February 1998	18.3 °C26 December 1998	24.3 °C	2,839 mm	110
1997	34.2 °C10 March 1997	17.9 °C3 February 1997	23.6 °C	2,969 mm	59
1996	31.9 °C23 February 1996	19.1 °C1 June 1996	23.4 °C	3,395 mm	37
1995	32.3 °C28 January 1995	18.3 °C23 January 1995	23.6 °C	3,386 mm	64
1994	32.1 °C25 February 1994	17.1 °C13 December 1994	23.5 °C	3,595 mm	50
1993	31.8 °C13 February 1993	17.4 °C10 January 1993	23.6 °C	3,504 mm	49
1992	33.8 °C7 March 1992	16.8 °C6 January 1992	23.3 °C	3,335 mm	59
1991	31.5 °C28 March 1991	18.9 °C4 January 1991	23.3 °C	3,004 mm	40
1990	33.2 °C19 March 1990	18.7 °C27 February 1990	23.4 °C	3,533 mm	53
1989	33.7 °C25 February 1989	17.0 °C9 January 1989	23.3 °C	3,147 mm	53
1988	32.7 °C20 February 1988	18.3 °C19 July 1988	23.5 °C	3,463 mm	54
1987	32.9 °C4 March 1987	18.4 °C1 January 1987	23.8 °C	3,241 mm	66
1986	31.3 °C3 February 1986	17.8 °C22 December 1986	23.2 °C	3,574 mm	38
1985	32.6 °C23 February 1985	17.8 °C6 December 1985	23.1 °C	3,442 mm	30
1984	31.9 °C28 February 1984	15.0 °C16 December 1984	23.3 °C	3,052 mm	37
1983	35.1 °C22 March 1983	15.3 °C9 January 1983	23.6 °C	3,118 mm	84
1982	31.9 °C5 March 1982	18.6 °C10 February 1982	23.1 °C	3,521 mm	35
1981	32.9 °C15 February 1981	17.8 °C21 January 1981	23.1 °C	3,666 mm	37
1980	31.7 °C7 February 1980	17.9 °C30 December 1980	23.2 °C	4,208 mm	39
1979	32.4 °C3 March 1979	18.2 °C5 June 1979	23.2 °C	3,449 mm	48
1978	31.7 °C17 March 1978	16.9 °C12 January 1978	23.0 °C	3,517 mm	24
1977	32.3 °C14 March 1977	17.9 °C29 December 1977	23.2 °C	3,157 mm	36
1976	30.8 °C15 May 1976	18.3 °C16 June 1976	22.7 °C	3,615 mm	8
1975	31.6 °C13 March 1975	15.7 °C10 December 1975	22.8 °C	3,273 mm	29
1974	31.9 °C10 February 1974	16.9 °C28 December 1974	22.8 °C	3,627 mm	23
1973	32.7 °C11 March 1973	18.9 °C5 September 1973	23.4 °C	3,514 mm	56
1972	31.2 °C21 December 1972	18.1 °C5 January 1972	23.1 °C	3,133 mm	21
1971	32.3 °C5 February 1971	16.7 °C30 December 1971	22.9 °C	3,450 mm	25
1970	31.9 °C10 February 1970	17.9 °C29 November 1970	23.1 °C	3,292 mm	37
1969	31.9 °C5 February 1969	18.0 °C1 February 1969	23.2 °C	3,637 mm	38
1968	30.5 °C5 April 1968	16.8 °C19 January 1968	23.0 °C	3,817 mm	12
1967	32.6 °C12 March 1967	16.7 °C21 January 1967	23.0 °C	3,281 mm	43
1966	33.7 °C2 March 1966	17.4 °C5 January 1966	23.5 °C	2,729 mm	83
1965	30.9 °C5 March 1965	18.4 °C13 January 1965	23.0 °C	2,655 mm	10
1964	33.6 °C24 February 1964	18.2 °C15 January 1964	23.2 °C	2,463 mm	75
1963	31.9 °C5 February 1963	17.5 °C3 January 1963	23.3 °C	2,641 mm	48
1962	32.9 °C11 February 1962	17.4 °C7 January 1962	23.0 °C	3,139 mm	49
1961	33.7 °C9 March 1961	17.1 °C1 August 1961	23.0 °C	2,802 mm	48
1960	32.1 °C4 February 1960	18.3 °C30 July 1960	23.1 °C	3,216 mm	48
1959	33.3 °C2 February 1959	19.0 °C26 January 1959	23.2 °C	2,822 mm	60
1958	32.8 °C15 February 1958	18.0 °C28 July 1958	23.1 °C	3,037 mm	52
1957	32.1 °C15 February 1957	18.4 °C8 January 1957	22.8 °C	3,221 mm	15
1956	31.6 °C3 February 1956	17.5 °C20 August 1956	22.6 °C	3,431 mm	16
1955	32.2 °C20 February 1955	18.6 °C1 August 1955	22.8 °C	3,358 mm	21
1954	30.7 °C3 March 1954	13.5 °C4 August 1954	22.6 °C	2,977 mm	3
1953	31.6 °C11 February 1953	18.5 °C5 August 1953	22.9 °C	3,365 mm	24
1952	32.7 °C8 January 1952	18.0 °C12 August 1952	23.0 °C	3,911 mm	42
1951	31.5 °C24 February 1951	19.0 °C7 December 1951	23.0 °C	3,206 mm	41
1950	31.3 °C12 March 1950	15.2 °C9 August 1950	22.7 °C	2,762 mm	29
1949	32.8 °C16 February 1949	17.8 °C16 August 1949	23.1 °C	2,984 mm	68
1948	32.6 °C18 February 1948	17.4 °C23 July 1948	22.9 °C	3,280 mm	43
1947	31.6 °C13 March 1947	16.8 °C10 September 1947	22.8 °C	3,107 mm	26
1946	34.3 °C24 February 1946	17.2 °C1 January 1946	22.9 °C	2,794 mm	73
1945	33.1 °C20 February 1945	16.0 °C5 February 1945	23.0 °C	2,927 mm	79
1944	32.9 °C31 January 1944	17.4 °C2 August 1944	23.1 °C	2,586 mm	54
1943	31.2 °C8 March 1943	15.7 °C19 July 1943	22.4 °C	2,510 mm	10
1942	31.8 °C7 February 1942	15.5 °C19 July 1942	22.6 °C	2,940 mm	33
1941	32.5 °C14 February 1941	18.1 °C22 December 1941	22.9 °C	2,806 mm	47
1940	31.7 °C4 March 1940	17.0 °C4 August 1940	22.6 °C	3,066 mm	11

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.0 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

141 d/yr

+78

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3779 mm

+549 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.3 °C	+2.6 °C	44 mm	-27 mm
Feb	33.5 °C	+2.9 °C	86 mm	-19 mm
Mar	31.6 °C	+1.9 °C	247 mm	-9 mm
Apr	29.5 °C	+0.8 °C	290 mm	-19 mm
May	29.3 °C	+1.3 °C	282 mm	-17 mm
Jun	28.4 °C	+1.7 °C	294 mm	-42 mm
Jul	25.7 °C	+0.1 °C	523 mm	+139 mm
Aug	25.4 °C	-0.3 °C	434 mm	+53 mm
Sep	26.6 °C	+0.2 °C	554 mm	+173 mm
Oct	27.3 °C	+0.4 °C	679 mm	+293 mm
Nov	29.0 °C	+1.1 °C	236 mm	+5 mm
Dec	30.0 °C	+1.3 °C	111 mm	+19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.1 °C

13 Feb 2025

Coldest day

18.8 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

126.7 mm

28 Oct 2025

Windiest day

10.8 km/h

6 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

41.8 km/h

18 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.5 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

21 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tombel?

Tombel has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 3,230 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tombel?

The hottest day measured in Tombel between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 35.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tombel?

The coldest day measured in Tombel between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1954, at 13.5 °C.

Does it snow in Tombel?

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

Has the climate of Tombel warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Tombel?

The wettest day measured in Tombel between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1981, with 214 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tombel?

The windiest day measured in Tombel between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1950, with winds reaching 13.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tombel?

The warmest month in Tombel is February (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Tombel?

Tombel receives on average 3,230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 319 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tombel?

Tombel gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Tombel?

Yes: Tombel has on average 298 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tombel?

In Tombel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 12 February 2024, and the lowest was 14.1 °C on 4 August 1954.

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