Wum in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wum sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 835 mm of rain over about 70 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 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 19°C
Rainfall: 835 mm; 70 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 3.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Wum in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Wum reaches about 30°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Wum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 41 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.

Wum 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	32° / 15°	11	1.5	11.7	5.2
Feb	32° / 17°	31	3.6	11.8	4.3
Mar	32° / 19°	114	14.1	12	3.6
Apr	30° / 20°	288	25.1	12.1	3.1
May	28° / 19°	433	30.6	12.3	3.0
Jun	27° / 19°	360	29.6	12.4	3.3
Jul	26° / 19°	311	29.9	12.3	3.5
Aug	25° / 19°	326	29.7	12.2	3.5
Sep	26° / 19°	422	29.7	12	3.3
Oct	28° / 18°	493	29.8	11.9	3.4
Nov	29° / 17°	136	12.6	11.7	4.8
Dec	31° / 15°	10	1.2	11.6	5.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Wum gets around 835 mm of rain over 70 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 4 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 18 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 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Wum

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

Wum's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Wum sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

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May

Jun

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Is spring a good time to visit Wum?

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.

3.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wum.

What to pack for Wum in Spring

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

In spring, Wum sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wum 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 Wum peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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)	10	10	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	11	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Wum 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 Wum is worst in February — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (July, 22 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)	107	123	95	53	30	25	22	23	24	34	45	79
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	107	Unhealthy
Feb	123	Unhealthy
Mar	95	Unhealthy
Apr	53	Poor
May	30	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	79	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Wum?

Wum sits at 6.4°N, 10.1°E, 1,055 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Fundong, 27 km away.

Topography around Wum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 1,069 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,883 m.

The land around Wum is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

223 m

grassland 58%

16 km

1,155 m

trees 58%

80 km

2,883 m

trees 65%

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Spring weather nearby: Fundong 27 km · Bafut 34 km · Oku 43 km · Bamenda 48 km · Bali 55 km · Ndop 60 km · Kumbo 69 km · Nkambe 72 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 Wum (6.3833°, 10.0667°, elevation 1,055 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.