Ambam weather in February

In February, Ambam sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 79 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ambam's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
78%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Ambam is commune of Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ambam reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Ambam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ambam weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°6213.311.94.5
Feb30° / 21°7914.711.93.9
Mar30° / 21°16724.5123.1
Apr30° / 21°18725.212.13.0
May30° / 21°1612612.13.2
Jun28° / 21°13923.812.13.8
Jul27° / 20°1122112.14.5
Aug27° / 20°11122.412.14.4
Sep28° / 21°19427.3123.4
Oct28° / 21°2592911.93.1
Nov29° / 21°19624.911.93.5
Dec29° / 21°8315.911.94.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112278
122179
132179
142179
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ambam gets around 79 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
445
545
646
746
846
946
1047
1147
1248
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1449
1550
1651
1752
1853
1955
2057
2158
2260
2362
2464
2565
2667
2768
2869

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116534
216435
316435
416336
516336
616237
716237
806337
906238
1006238
1106139
1206139
1306040
1406040
1505941
1605842
1705842
1805743
1905644
2005545
2105446
2205347
2305248
2405149
2504951
2604852
2704753
2804654

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
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286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:316:25
211.96:326:26
311.96:326:26
411.96:326:26
511.96:326:26
611.96:326:26
711.96:326:26
811.96:326:27
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1911.96:316:27
2011.96:316:27
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
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64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ambam?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ambam.

What to pack for Ambam in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ambam sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ambam in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambam peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ambam in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ambam is worst in February — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1351 µg/m³Sep 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ambam?

Ambam sits at 2.4°N, 11.3°E, 570 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Ebebiyin, 26 km away.

OyemSangmélimaCiudad de la PazLolodorfMbalmayo

Topography around Ambam

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ambam.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m.

The land around Ambam is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
638 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Ebebiyin 26 km · Bitam 42 km · Ébolowa 59 km · Oyem 93 km · Sangmélima 99 km · Ciudad de la Paz 102 km · Lolodorf 113 km · Mbalmayo 128 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ambam (2.3833°, 11.2833°, elevation 570 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).