Bamenda weather in July

In July, Bamenda sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 346 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bamenda's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bamenda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 346 mm; 29.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:16 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 10th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bamenda reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	22	16
20	22	16
21	22	16
22	22	16
23	22	16
24	22	16
25	22	16
26	22	16
27	22	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

Bamenda weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bamenda gets around 346 mm of rain over 29.9 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Humid (%)	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:12	6:33
2	12.3	6:13	6:33
3	12.3	6:13	6:33
4	12.3	6:13	6:33
5	12.3	6:13	6:34
6	12.3	6:14	6:34
7	12.3	6:14	6:34
8	12.3	6:14	6:34
9	12.3	6:14	6:34
10	12.3	6:14	6:34
11	12.3	6:15	6:34
12	12.3	6:15	6:34
13	12.3	6:15	6:34
14	12.3	6:15	6:34
15	12.3	6:15	6:34
16	12.3	6:16	6:34
17	12.3	6:16	6:35
18	12.3	6:16	6:35
19	12.3	6:16	6:35
20	12.3	6:16	6:34
21	12.3	6:16	6:34
22	12.3	6:17	6:34
23	12.3	6:17	6:34
24	12.3	6:17	6:34
25	12.3	6:17	6:34
26	12.3	6:17	6:34
27	12.3	6:17	6:34
28	12.3	6:17	6:34
29	12.3	6:17	6:34
30	12.3	6:17	6:34
31	12.3	6:18	6:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bamenda

In seasonPeak

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

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.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bamenda?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

2.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bamenda.

What to pack for Bamenda in July

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

In July, Bamenda sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Bamenda in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

Air quality in Bamenda 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 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

Location & terrain

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.

3 km

336 m

artificial surfaces 67%

16 km

1,686 m

grassland 45%

80 km

2,905 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← June Bamenda year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Bafut 15 km · Bali 17 km · Ndop 33 km · Fundong 39 km · Mbouda 39 km · Oku 45 km · Wum 48 km · Dschang 58 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	22	16
20	22	16
21	22	16
22	22	16
23	22	16
24	22	16
25	22	16
26	22	16
27	22	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	22	16
20	22	16
21	22	16
22	22	16
23	22	16
24	22	16
25	22	16
26	22	16
27	22	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	22	16
20	22	16
21	22	16
22	22	16
23	22	16
24	22	16
25	22	16
26	22	16
27	22	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93