Sangmélima weather in July

In July, Sangmélima sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 126 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sangmélima's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sangmélima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:13 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Sangmélima is commune of Cameroon.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sangmélima reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Sangmélima

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Sangmélima weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°388.311.85.1
Feb31° / 21°5710.411.94.3
Mar30° / 21°13820.7123.5
Apr30° / 21°17524.512.13.3
May29° / 21°15024.512.13.5
Jun28° / 20°13623.712.23.9
Jul27° / 20°12621.412.24.5
Aug28° / 20°12822.412.14.3
Sep28° / 20°19126.5123.5
Oct28° / 20°21428.311.93.3
Nov29° / 20°13321.211.94.0
Dec29° / 20°468.811.85.4

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 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81387
91387
101387
111288
121288
131288
141189
151090
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18892
19892
20793
21793
22694
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27397
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30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sangmélima gets around 126 mm of rain over 21.4 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 70% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
375
475
574
674
773
873
972
1071
1171
1271
1370
1470
1570
1669
1769
1868
1968
2067
2166
2266
2366
2466
2566
2666
2766
2866
2966
3066
3166

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12953
23943
33943
43943
53952
63952
73952
83952
93952
103952
113952
123961
133961
142971
152971
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
224951
234951
244951
254951
265941
275950
285950
295950
305950
316940

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:106:20
212.26:116:21
312.26:116:21
412.26:116:21
512.26:116:21
612.26:116:21
712.26:126:21
812.26:126:22
912.26:126:22
1012.26:126:22
1112.26:126:22
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1312.26:136:22
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3112.16:146:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.07 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sangmélima?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sangmélima for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sangmélima in July

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

In July, Sangmélima sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Sangmélima in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Sangmélima peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sangmélima 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 Sangmélima is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1458 µg/m³Sep 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov19Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sangmélima?

Sangmélima sits at 2.9°N, 12.0°E, 675 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Mbalmayo, 84 km away.

MbalmayoÉbolowaAkonolingaAmbamBitamEbebiyinYaoundéOkoa

Topography around Sangmélima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sangmélima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 672 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m.

The land around Sangmélima is covered by trees (60%), grassland (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
483 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Mbalmayo 84 km · Ébolowa 93 km · Akonolinga 97 km · Ambam 99 km · Bitam 109 km · Ebebiyin 113 km · Yaoundé 116 km · Okoa 124 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 Sangmélima (2.9333°, 11.9833°, elevation 675 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).