Bamenda monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bamenda

Bamenda average temperature chart (Celsius) Bamenda average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bamenda (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.1 25.9 25.2 27.6 23.8 22.5 21 21.1 21.8 22.9 23.5 24.3
°F 77.2 78.6 77.3 81.6 74.8 72.5 69.9 70 71.2 73.2 74.4 75.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bamenda monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bamenda monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bamenda (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 10 33 134 182 170 255 389 396 417 237 46 12
inches 0.4 1.3 5.3 7.2 6.7 10 15.3 15.6 16.4 9.3 1.8 0.5
Rainy days 1 4 12 18 21 23 27 27 27 23 6 1

Average annual rainfall in Bamenda: 2296.1mm (904 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bamenda

Bamenda average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bamenda
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.5 8 6.3 5.8 5.7 4.6 2.9 2.7 3.2 4.9 7.9 8.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bamenda average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bamenda average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bamenda (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 14 15.3 15.8 15.8 15.6 14.7 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.9 14.5 13.8
Max °C 25.4 26.2 25.4 27.9 24 22.7 21.2 21.3 22 23.1 23.8 24.6
Min °F 57.2 59.5 60.4 60.4 60.1 58.5 57.9 58.2 58 58.8 58 56.8
Max °F 67.5 69.3 69.1 71.2 67.6 65.7 64 64.2 64.8 66.2 66.4 66.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bamenda average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bamenda average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bamenda in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.7 28 28.4 28.5 28.4 27.8 26.9 26.4 26.6 27.1 27.5 27.8
°F 81.8 82.4 83 83.3 83.2 82 80.4 79.5 79.8 80.7 81.5 82

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bamenda average winspeed by month (km/h) Bamenda average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bamenda (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 7 7 7 7 9 5 6 5 7 7 7
mph 4 5 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bamenda relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bamenda
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
55% 52% 63% 69% 79% 83% 86% 85% 83% 79% 72% 63%

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Bamenda weather stats

Bamenda weather statistics
Hottest month: April 27.6°C 81.7°F
Driest month: January 10mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: December 8.8hrs
Coldest month: July 21°C 69.8°F
Wettest month: September 417mm 16.4ins
Warmest sea: April 28.5°C 83.3°F
Map showing location of Bamenda (5.95266, 10.15824) Bamenda map pin © Google

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