Fontem weather in May

In May, Fontem sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 513 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Fontem's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fontem's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 513 mm; 30.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:09 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 7th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Fontem is village in South West Region, Cameroon.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Fontem reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Fontem weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 15°	38	6.6	11.7	6.2
Feb	29° / 16°	85	10.6	11.8	5.2
Mar	28° / 18°	293	24.8	12	4.0
Apr	26° / 18°	475	29.5	12.1	3.4
May	26° / 18°	513	30.9	12.2	3.4
Jun	24° / 18°	574	29.9	12.3	3.5
Jul	23° / 17°	508	30.3	12.3	3.5
Aug	23° / 17°	456	30.4	12.2	3.4
Sep	23° / 17°	552	29.8	12	3.5
Oct	25° / 17°	532	31	11.9	3.5
Nov	26° / 16°	266	26.3	11.8	4.0
Dec	28° / 15°	56	9.3	11.7	6.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	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 (%)	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	96	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96

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

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fontem gets around 513 mm of rain over 30.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	32
Muggy (%)	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	77	76	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	69	68	68

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, 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 May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:27 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:12	6:23
2	12.2	6:12	6:23
3	12.2	6:11	6:23
4	12.2	6:11	6:23
5	12.2	6:11	6:23
6	12.2	6:11	6:23
7	12.2	6:11	6:23
8	12.2	6:10	6:23
9	12.2	6:10	6:24
10	12.2	6:10	6:24
11	12.2	6:10	6:24
12	12.2	6:10	6:24
13	12.2	6:10	6:24
14	12.2	6:09	6:24
15	12.2	6:09	6:24
16	12.2	6:09	6:24
17	12.3	6:09	6:24
18	12.3	6:09	6:24
19	12.3	6:09	6:25
20	12.3	6:09	6:25
21	12.3	6:09	6:25
22	12.3	6:09	6:25
23	12.3	6:09	6:25
24	12.3	6:09	6:25
25	12.3	6:09	6:25
26	12.3	6:09	6:26
27	12.3	6:09	6:26
28	12.3	6:09	6:26
29	12.3	6:09	6:26
30	12.3	6:09	6:26
31	12.3	6:09	6:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Fontem

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Fontem?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fontem.

What to pack for Fontem in May

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

In May, Fontem sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Fontem in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fontem peaks around March 24 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 Fontem in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Fontem is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 23 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)	92	108	69	54	36	28	24	23	25	35	48	78
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	92	Unhealthy
Feb	108	Unhealthy
Mar	69	Unhealthy
Apr	54	Poor
May	36	Poor
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	48	Poor
Dec	78	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Fontem?

Fontem sits at 5.5°N, 9.9°E, 902 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Dschang, 19 km away.

Topography around Fontem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fontem has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m around an average of 1,031 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,784 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Fontem is covered by trees (94%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

902 m

trees 94%

16 km

1,784 m

trees 91%

80 km

2,681 m

trees 80%

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← April Fontem year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Dschang 19 km · Kekem 38 km · Melong 40 km · Mbouda 45 km · Bafang 48 km · Bali 49 km · Nkongsamba 57 km · Bafoussam 59 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 Fontem (5.4685°, 9.8818°, elevation 902 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	18
26	25	18
27	25	18
28	25	18
29	25	18
30	25	18
31	25	18

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68