Climate and average weather in Bamenda
In Bamenda, the summers are hot, fairly dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are warm and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Bamenda typically varies from 13°C to 30°C, and is rarely below 11°C or above 32°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while August is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Bamenda for warm-weather activities are from early January to early February and mid November to late December.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 30°
- Coldest
- Aug
- 16°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 375 mm
- Driest
- Dec
- 7 mm
- Rain / yr
- 2490 mm
- 229 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.7–12.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,258 m
- 6.0°N
- Clearest
- Dec
- 48% cloud
Bamenda is city in Cameroon.
- Air quality
- Severe
- PM2.5 132 µg/m³ · 2012
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Bamenda weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid November to late December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Bamenda, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.5 months, from December 11 to March 25, with daily high temperatures above 28°C. The hottest month of the year in Bamenda is February, with an average high of 30°C and low of 15°C.
The cool season lasts 3.3 months, from June 20 to September 28, with daily high temperatures below 24°C. The coldest month of the year in Bamenda is August, with an average low of 16°C and high of 22°C.
Days typically run about 11°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 16°C) in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 13 |
| Feb | 30 | 15 |
| Mar | 29 | 16 |
| Apr | 27 | 16 |
| May | 25 | 16 |
| Jun | 24 | 16 |
| Jul | 23 | 16 |
| Aug | 22 | 16 |
| Sep | 23 | 16 |
| Oct | 24 | 15 |
| Nov | 26 | 14 |
| Dec | 28 | 13 |
Average hourly temperature in Bamenda
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 30°C, and coldest before dawn in August, near 16°C.
Bamenda weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 13° | 9 | 1.3 | 11.7 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 30° / 15° | 27 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 29° / 16° | 129 | 13.4 | 12 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 27° / 16° | 287 | 24.9 | 12.1 | 4.0 |
| May | 25° / 16° | 290 | 28.9 | 12.3 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 24° / 16° | 325 | 29.3 | 12.3 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 23° / 16° | 346 | 29.9 | 12.3 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 22° / 16° | 331 | 29.6 | 12.2 | 3.5 |
| Sep | 23° / 16° | 375 | 29.4 | 12 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 24° / 15° | 288 | 27.7 | 11.9 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 26° / 14° | 76 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 6.3 |
| Dec | 28° / 13° | 7 | 0.9 | 11.7 | 7.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Bamenda gets about 2490 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.1 months, from around Apr 1 to Nov 3, peaking in September at about 99% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Dec 24.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 375 mm over about 29 wet days; December is the driest, with 7 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 4 | 14 | 44 | 81 | 93 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 88 | 35 | 3 |
| Rain days | 1 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 1 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 1 |
| Feb | 14 | 4 |
| Mar | 44 | 13 |
| Apr | 81 | 25 |
| May | 93 | 29 |
| Jun | 97 | 29 |
| Jul | 96 | 30 |
| Aug | 96 | 30 |
| Sep | 98 | 29 |
| Oct | 88 | 28 |
| Nov | 35 | 10 |
| Dec | 3 | 1 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Bamenda collects about 2490 mm of rain across 229 wet days — roughly 207 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 375 mm, while December is the driest at just 7 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 42% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 9 | 27 | 129 | 287 | 290 | 325 | 346 | 331 | 375 | 288 | 76 | 7 |
| Rain days | 1 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 1 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 1 |
| Feb | 27 | 4 |
| Mar | 129 | 13 |
| Apr | 287 | 25 |
| May | 290 | 29 |
| Jun | 325 | 29 |
| Jul | 346 | 30 |
| Aug | 331 | 30 |
| Sep | 375 | 29 |
| Oct | 288 | 28 |
| Nov | 76 | 10 |
| Dec | 7 | 1 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Bamenda, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 10 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around March 15. The clearest month is December, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around March 16 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around November 9. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 98% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 55 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 62 |
| Cloudier (%) | 45 | 55 | 78 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 72 | 38 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 45 |
| Feb | 45 | 55 |
| Mar | 22 | 78 |
| Apr | 8 | 92 |
| May | 6 | 94 |
| Jun | 9 | 91 |
| Jul | 3 | 97 |
| Aug | 2 | 98 |
| Sep | 2 | 98 |
| Oct | 5 | 95 |
| Nov | 28 | 72 |
| Dec | 62 | 38 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Bamenda barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 18 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:38 | 6:40 | 6:30 | 6:16 | 6:08 | 6:09 | 6:16 | 6:18 | 6:13 | 6:08 | 6:13 | 6:26 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:19 | 6:28 | 6:28 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:30 | 6:34 | 6:29 | 6:15 | 6:00 | 5:56 | 6:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.7 | 6:38 | 6:19 |
| Feb | 11.8 | 6:40 | 6:28 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:30 | 6:28 |
| Apr | 12.1 | 6:16 | 6:24 |
| May | 12.3 | 6:08 | 6:24 |
| Jun | 12.3 | 6:09 | 6:30 |
| Jul | 12.3 | 6:16 | 6:34 |
| Aug | 12.2 | 6:18 | 6:29 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:13 | 6:15 |
| Oct | 11.9 | 6:08 | 6:00 |
| Nov | 11.7 | 6:13 | 5:56 |
| Dec | 11.7 | 6:26 | 6:05 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Bamenda averages about 3 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 15 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.8 months, from around Nov 16 to Mar 11. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 12 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is May, down near 0 sunny days — about 99% fewer than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Mixed |
| Feb | 8 | Mixed |
| Mar | 3 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 1 | Gloomy |
| May | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 0 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 0 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 0 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 3 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Bamenda, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.2 months, from around March 30 to November 4. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 99% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 5 to March 29, and December is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 97% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 92 | 72 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 83 |
| Comfortable (%) | 6 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 14 |
| Humid (%) | 2 | 11 | 43 | 81 | 92 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 90 | 37 | 3 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 92 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb | 72 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| Mar | 27 | 29 | 43 | 1 |
| Apr | 2 | 11 | 81 | 7 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 92 | 8 |
| Jun | 0 | 1 | 97 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 3 | 97 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 9 | 90 | 0 |
| Nov | 23 | 40 | 37 | 0 |
| Dec | 83 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Bamenda is steady company: average speeds sit near 3 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | calm |
| Feb | 4 | calm |
| Mar | 4 | calm |
| Apr | 3 | calm |
| May | 3 | calm |
| Jun | 3 | calm |
| Jul | 3 | calm |
| Aug | 3 | calm |
| Sep | 3 | calm |
| Oct | 3 | calm |
| Nov | 3 | calm |
| Dec | 4 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Bamenda
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Bamenda's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Bamenda sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in March.
Best time to visit Bamenda
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bamenda throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Bamenda is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bamenda for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to early February, with a peak score in the first week of December.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| Rating | good | good | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | good |
| Feb | 5.6 | good |
| Mar | 4.9 | fair |
| Apr | 4.1 | fair |
| May | 3.7 | fair |
| Jun | 3.6 | fair |
| Jul | 3.6 | fair |
| Aug | 3.5 | fair |
| Sep | 3.5 | fair |
| Oct | 4.0 | fair |
| Nov | 6.2 | good |
| Dec | 7.3 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bamenda for hot-weather activities is from late November to late February, with a peak score in the last week of December.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Bamenda, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around February (highs near 30°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around August (highs near 22°C), pack light clothes and rain gear.
In February, Bamenda sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Bamenda by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bamenda peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 10 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in Bamenda
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 8 | 6 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 7.5 | 5 |
Air quality in Bamenda by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Bamenda is worst in February — around 282 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 53 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bamenda's WHO annual average of 132 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 219 | 282 | 213 | 159 | 90 | 69 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 87 | 124 | 179 |
| Level | Very unhealthy | Very unhealthy | Very unhealthy | Very unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Very unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 219 | Very unhealthy |
| Feb | 282 | Very unhealthy |
| Mar | 213 | Very unhealthy |
| Apr | 159 | Very unhealthy |
| May | 90 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 69 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 53 | Poor |
| Aug | 54 | Poor |
| Sep | 56 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 87 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 124 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 179 | Very unhealthy |
Growing season
Bamenda is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Bamenda banks about 3,837 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 347 | 344 | 383 | 343 | 335 | 299 | 282 | 278 | 283 | 305 | 307 | 331 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 347 |
| Feb | 344 |
| Mar | 383 |
| Apr | 343 |
| May | 335 |
| Jun | 299 |
| Jul | 282 |
| Aug | 278 |
| Sep | 283 |
| Oct | 305 |
| Nov | 307 |
| Dec | 331 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Bamenda receives about 5.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.7 and 6.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.2 months, from around Nov 6 to Apr 13. The brightest month is February, averaging about 6.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is July, down near 3.9 kWh/m² — roughly 39% less than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.4 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.9 | Bright |
| May | 4.6 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.2 | Bright |
| Jul | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4.1 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.4 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.4 | Bright |
| Dec | 6.1 | Intense |
Where is Bamenda?
Bamenda sits at 6.0°N, 10.1°E, 1,258 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bafut, 15 km away.
Topography around Bamenda
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bamenda.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bamenda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,686 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,905 m.
The land around Bamenda is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (32%) within 80 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
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 Bamenda (5.9597°, 10.146°, elevation 1,258 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).