Bafoussam weather in April

In April, Bafoussam sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 111 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bafoussam's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bafoussam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:15 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Bafoussam is city.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 67 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
929/km²
people per km²
Founded
1350

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bafoussam reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52918
62918
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
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172818
182818
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202718
212718
222718
232718
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292718
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Bafoussam weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°20.711.76.3
Feb31° / 17°71.611.85.3
Mar30° / 18°397.9124.8
Apr28° / 18°11120.312.14.4
May26° / 18°1462612.24.1
Jun25° / 17°15826.912.34.0
Jul24° / 17°2402912.33.9
Aug24° / 17°25928.612.23.8
Sep24° / 17°23528.2123.8
Oct25° / 17°18026.911.94.1
Nov26° / 16°439.211.86.5
Dec28° / 16°30.711.77.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
31981
41981
51882
61783
71783
81783
91783
101684
111585
121585
131684
141684
151684
161684
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201585
211585
221585
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261585
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301585

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bafoussam gets around 111 mm of rain over 20.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 66% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
246
348
450
552
654
756
858
960
1062
1164
1265
1367
1468
1570
1671
1772
1873
1974
2075
2175
2275
2376
2476
2576
2676
2776
2876
2976
3076

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1323713
2222724
3220744
4119764
5117775
6116785
7114796
8013816
9012817
10111808
11110818
1219819
13188110
14178111
15168112
16158212
17148213
18148114
19138115
20138115
21128116
22028117
23028117
24028018
25028018
26018019
27017920
28017920
29017821
30017821

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:226:24
212.16:216:24
312.16:216:24
412.16:206:24
512.16:206:24
612.16:196:24
712.16:196:23
812.16:186:23
912.16:186:23
1012.16:176:23
1112.16:176:23
1212.16:176:23
1312.16:166:23
1412.16:166:22
1512.16:156:22
1612.16:156:22
1712.16:156:22
1812.16:146:22
1912.16:146:22
2012.16:136:22
2112.16:136:22
2212.16:136:22
2312.26:126:22
2412.26:126:21
2512.26:126:21
2612.26:116:21
2712.26:116:21
2812.26:116:21
2912.26:106:21
3012.26:106:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bafoussam

In seasonPeak

In April, Bafoussam sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bafoussam's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bafoussam sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bafoussam?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Bafoussam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bafoussam in April

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

In April, Bafoussam sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bafoussam in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bafoussam peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 10UV 15Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Bafoussam in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bafoussam is worst in February — around 146 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bafoussam's WHO annual average of 67 µg/m³.

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13141 µg/m³Aug 1430 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan114Unhealthy
Feb146Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bafoussam?

Bafoussam sits at 5.5°N, 10.4°E, 1,438 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bandjoun, 11 km away.

Topography around Bafoussam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bafoussam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m around an average of 1,399 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.

The land around Bafoussam is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (33%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
248 m
16 km
690 m
80 km
2,840 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bandjoun 11 km · Foumbot 24 km · Mbouda 24 km · Bangangté 39 km · Dschang 40 km · Bafang 45 km · Kekem 57 km · Ndop 57 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 Bafoussam (5.4778°, 10.4176°, elevation 1,438 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).