Bafia weather in July

In July, Bafia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 108 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bafia's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bafia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bafia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22822
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42822
52822
62822
72822
82821
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292821
302821
312821

How July really feels in Bafia

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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bafia weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131882
141882
151783
161783
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201486
211486
221387
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251189
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271090
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301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bafia gets around 108 mm of rain over 19.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 64% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
364
464
564
664
764
864
964
1064
1164
1264
1365
1465
1565
1665
1766
1866
1966
2066
2165
2265
2365
2465
2564
2664
2764
2863
2963
3063
3163

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16733
26832
36931
47030
57129
67129
77228
87327
97426
107525
117624
127723
137822
147921
158020
168119
178218
188317
198317
208416
218416
228515
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248515
258614
268614
278614
288614
298614
308713
318713

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:106:27
212.36:106:27
312.36:116:27
412.36:116:27
512.36:116:27
612.36:116:27
712.36:126:27
812.36:126:28
912.36:126:28
1012.36:126:28
1112.36:126:28
1212.36:126:28
1312.36:136:28
1412.36:136:28
1512.36:136:28
1612.36:136:28
1712.26:136:28
1812.26:136:28
1912.26:146:28
2012.26:146:28
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2712.26:156:28
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3112.26:156:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — July's 4.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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84.4Bright
94.4Bright
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274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bafia

In seasonPeak

In July, Bafia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 July a good time to visit Bafia?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bafia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bafia in July

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

In July, Bafia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bafia in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).