Banyo in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Banyo sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 475 mm of rain over about 56 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 26°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Banyo's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Banyo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 29°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 18°C
Rainfall: 475 mm; 56 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 4.0; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Banyo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 26°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Banyo reaches about 29°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Banyo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 10 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Banyo weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 14°	0	0	11.7	6.0
Feb	32° / 16°	3	0.7	11.8	5.0
Mar	32° / 18°	39	6.2	12	4.4
Apr	29° / 19°	198	21.8	12.1	3.9
May	27° / 18°	238	28.4	12.3	3.7
Jun	25° / 18°	239	28.2	12.4	3.8
Jul	24° / 17°	311	29.8	12.4	3.7
Aug	24° / 17°	316	30	12.2	3.6
Sep	25° / 17°	289	29.1	12	3.6
Oct	26° / 17°	218	25.4	11.8	4.2
Nov	28° / 16°	28	4.6	11.7	6.6
Dec	29° / 14°	1	0.2	11.6	6.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Banyo gets around 475 mm of rain over 56 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Banyo

In seasonPeak

In spring, Banyo overlaps its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Banyo's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Banyo?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Banyo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Banyo in Spring

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

In spring, Banyo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 56 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Banyo in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banyo peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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)	11	11	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Banyo in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Banyo is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	45	63	76	40	21	17	12	12	12	20	26	45
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	63	Unhealthy
Mar	76	Unhealthy
Apr	40	Poor
May	21	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	45	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Banyo?

Banyo sits at 6.8°N, 11.8°E, 1,077 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Gembu, 62 km away.

Topography around Banyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banyo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m around an average of 1,114 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,091 m.

The land around Banyo is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

511 m

grassland 58%

16 km

589 m

trees 54%

80 km

2,091 m

trees 60%

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Spring weather nearby: Gembu 62 km · Tibati 95 km · Magba 111 km · Nkambe 128 km · Kumbo 141 km · Foumban 152 km · Beli 155 km · Ngaoundal 163 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 Banyo (6.75°, 11.8167°, elevation 1,077 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.