Penja in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Penja sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 865 mm of rain over about 88 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Penja's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Penja's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 29°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 865 mm; 88 wet days
Avg wind: 3 km/h
Travel score: 2.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Penja in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Penja reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Penja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 68 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.

Penja 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° / 21°	58	14.2	11.8	4.3
Feb	31° / 21°	94	15.4	11.8	3.6
Mar	30° / 22°	254	27.9	12	2.8
Apr	29° / 22°	312	29.6	12.1	2.8
May	28° / 22°	299	30.4	12.2	3.0
Jun	27° / 21°	339	29.8	12.3	3.3
Jul	26° / 21°	400	30.2	12.2	3.5
Aug	26° / 21°	431	30.5	12.2	3.4
Sep	27° / 21°	396	29.8	12	3.3
Oct	27° / 21°	387	30.9	11.9	3.2
Nov	28° / 21°	224	28.3	11.8	3.2
Dec	29° / 21°	73	17.5	11.7	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Penja gets around 865 mm of rain over 88 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 3 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 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 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Penja

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

Penja sees seasonal dust haze (January–March), heaviest in February.

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Penja?

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.

2.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Penja.

What to pack for Penja in Spring

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

In spring, Penja sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 88 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Penja in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Penja peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (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)	9	11	14	14	12	11	11	11	13	13	11	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Penja 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 Penja is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 27 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)	85	112	64	50	37	31	28	27	28	35	46	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	85	Unhealthy
Feb	112	Unhealthy
Mar	64	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Penja?

Penja sits at 4.6°N, 9.7°E, 148 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Njombé, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Penja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,240 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,007 m.

The land around Penja is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

274 m

trees 88%

16 km

1,240 m

trees 95%

80 km

4,007 m

trees 91%

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Spring weather nearby: Njombé 7.0 km · Loum 11 km · Tombel 12 km · Mbanga 20 km · Kumba 26 km · Manjo 28 km · Nkongsamba 45 km · Souza Gare 46 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 Penja (4.6391°, 9.6799°, elevation 148 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.