Wum in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Wum sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 997 mm of rain over about 89 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Wum's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wum's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
997 mm
89 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
3.4
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Wum in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical summer day in Wum reaches about 26°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.

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How summer really feels in Wum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Wum weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 15°111.511.75.2
Feb32° / 17°313.611.84.3
Mar32° / 19°11414.1123.6
Apr30° / 20°28825.112.13.1
May28° / 19°43330.612.33.0
Jun27° / 19°36029.612.43.3
Jul26° / 19°31129.912.33.5
Aug25° / 19°32629.712.23.5
Sep26° / 19°42229.7123.3
Oct28° / 18°49329.811.93.4
Nov29° / 17°13612.611.74.8
Dec31° / 15°101.211.65.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Wum gets around 997 mm of rain over 89 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 3 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Wum

In seasonPeak

In summer, Wum overlaps its rainy season 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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Wum?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wum.

What to pack for Wum in Summer

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

In summer, Wum sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 89 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Wum in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Wum in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13120 µg/m³Jul 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb123Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov45Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
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.

Nkambe

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
16 km
1,155 m
80 km
2,883 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer 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
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 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.