Bertoua weather in January

In January, Bertoua sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bertoua's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bertoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:22 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Bertoua is commune of Cameroon.

Density
1,380/km²
people per km²
Founded
1927

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bertoua reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Bertoua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Bertoua weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°133.111.85.0
Feb32° / 21°275.111.94.1
Mar32° / 22°10514.1123.7
Apr30° / 21°16021.412.13.5
May29° / 21°14022.312.23.8
Jun28° / 21°11521.112.34.4
Jul27° / 20°12922.112.24.5
Aug27° / 20°1442312.14.3
Sep28° / 20°16624.5124.0
Oct28° / 20°22327.611.93.6
Nov29° / 20°13016.711.84.5
Dec30° / 19°254.211.75.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
36040
45941
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65842
75743
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bertoua gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
120223325
221223224
322223224
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:166:01
211.76:176:01
311.76:176:02
411.76:176:02
511.76:186:02
611.76:186:03
711.76:196:03
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bertoua

In seasonPeak

None of Bertoua's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bertoua sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bertoua?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bertoua for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bertoua in January

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

In January, Bertoua sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bertoua in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Bertoua peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 22UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bertoua in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bertoua is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1490 µg/m³Sep 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr26Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bertoua?

Bertoua sits at 4.6°N, 13.7°E, 665 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bélabo, 58 km away.

BatouriAbong MbangNanga EbokoGaroua BoulaïAkonolingaAbbaNkoteng

Topography around Bertoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bertoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 654 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m.

The land around Bertoua is covered by artificial surfaces (54%), trees (23%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
322 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bélabo 58 km · Batouri 77 km · Abong Mbang 86 km · Nanga Eboko 147 km · Garoua Boulaï 174 km · Akonolinga 183 km · Abba 183 km · Nkoteng 183 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 Bertoua (4.5773°, 13.6846°, elevation 665 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).