North-West Region · Cameroon
Bamenda
Official travel advice warns against all travel to North-West Region at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
- Local time
- Africa/Douala
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 420,445
- Elevation
- 1,258 m
- Airports
- DLA
- 222 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 5,260 km
- 6 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Bamenda, month by month
- Jan27°
- Feb27°
- Mar27°
- Apr26°
- May25°
- Jun24°
- Jul22°
- Aug22°
- Sept23°
- Oct23°
- Nov25°
- Dec26°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 22°C in August to 27°C in February, with about 2,325 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for BamendaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Bamenda itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBBamenda
5,260 km
6 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHBamenda
5,170 km
6 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Douala
- Country
- Cameroon
- Currency
- Central African Franc XAFToday's indicative rate: XAF 100 ≈ USD 0.171Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and E220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +237 · On the right
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to North-West Region at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)