Bafia weather in January

In January, Bafia sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bafia's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bafia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:32 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Bafia is commune of Cameroon.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bafia reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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53222
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How January really feels in Bafia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bafia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°61.311.84.5
Feb34° / 23°143.211.83.6
Mar33° / 23°6010.9123.2
Apr32° / 23°11617.612.13.3
May30° / 22°12320.212.23.6
Jun29° / 22°11820.412.34.0
Jul28° / 21°10819.812.24.5
Aug28° / 21°1332212.24.3
Sep28° / 21°17425.2123.5
Oct29° / 21°17826.711.93.4
Nov30° / 22°7512.411.84.6
Dec31° / 22°91.911.75.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35842
45743
55743
65644
75545
85446
95347
105347
115248
125149
135149
145149
155149
165050
175050
184951
194951
204852
214852
224852
234852
244852
254852
264753
274753
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bafia gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
154
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184
195
205
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266
277
287
297
307
317

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13614725
23614734
34614724
44614724
54714714
65714704
75714704
85714704
96614704
106614695
116614695
125514715
135514715
145515705
155415715
164415725
174415716
184416706
193316726
203316717
213316717
223316717
232316718
242317708
252317708
262317708
272317699
282317699
292317699
302316709
312416699

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:266:10
211.76:276:11
311.76:276:11
411.76:286:12
511.76:286:12
611.76:286:12
711.76:296:13
811.76:296:13
911.76:306:14
1011.76:306:14
1111.76:306:15
1211.76:316:15
1311.76:316:16
1411.76:316:16
1511.86:316:17
1611.86:326:17
1711.86:326:17
1811.86:326:18
1911.86:336:18
2011.86:336:19
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2911.86:346:22
3011.86:356:22
3111.86:356:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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85.6Bright
95.6Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bafia

In seasonPeak

None of Bafia's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bafia's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bafia sees seasonal dust haze (February–March), heaviest in March.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bafia?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bafia for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bafia in January

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

In January, Bafia sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bafia in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bafia peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bafia in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bafia is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1076 µg/m³Sep 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr34Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bafia?

Bafia sits at 4.8°N, 11.2°E, 480 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Tonga, 64 km away.

ObalaMbandjokBangangtéNkotengOkoaYaoundéFoumbot

Topography around Bafia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bafia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,419 m.

The land around Bafia is covered by trees (50%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
1,419 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tonga 64 km · Obala 73 km · Mbandjok 81 km · Bangangté 90 km · Nkoteng 92 km · Okoa 94 km · Yaoundé 103 km · Foumbot 107 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 Bafia (4.75°, 11.2333°, elevation 480 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).