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When to go to Bafoussam

Twelve months of averages for Bafoussam, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Bafoussam has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to March.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in December to February.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): April to October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): March to May and November.
The warmest month is February (28°C) and the coolest August (23°C). The wettest is August (341 mm) and the driest December (7 mm); about 1,975 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Bafoussam: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprWet
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Bafoussam

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Bafoussam by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	27°C	15°C	10 mm	63%	42%	5.7	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	28°C	16°C	27 mm	66%	57%	5.6	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	27°C	18°C	99 mm	76%	73%	5.5	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	26°C	18°C	170 mm	84%	81%	5.3	31°C	Wet
May	25°C	18°C	181 mm	86%	80%	5.2	35°C	Wet
June	24°C	18°C	235 mm	86%	81%	4.7	37°C	Wet
July	24°C	17°C	289 mm	88%	86%	4.3	39°C	Wet
August	23°C	17°C	341 mm	89%	90%	4.2	39°C	Wet
September	24°C	17°C	302 mm	88%	87%	4.7	37°C	Wet
October	24°C	17°C	246 mm	88%	84%	4.9	34°C	Wet
November	25°C	17°C	68 mm	81%	59%	5.4	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	26°C	15°C	7 mm	69%	39%	5.6	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

27°C

15°C

10 mm

63%

42%

5.7

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

28°C

16°C

27 mm

66%

57%

5.6

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

27°C

18°C

99 mm

76%

73%

5.5

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

26°C

18°C

170 mm

84%

81%

5.3

31°C

Wet

May

25°C

18°C

181 mm

86%

80%

5.2

35°C

Wet

June

24°C

18°C

235 mm

86%

81%

4.7

37°C

Wet

July

24°C

17°C

289 mm

88%

86%

4.3

39°C

Wet

August

23°C

17°C

341 mm

89%

90%

4.2

39°C

Wet

September

24°C

17°C

302 mm

88%

87%

4.7

37°C

Wet

October

24°C

17°C

246 mm

88%

84%

4.9

34°C

Wet

November

25°C

17°C

68 mm

81%

59%

5.4

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

26°C

15°C

7 mm

69%

39%

5.6

25°C

Mild to warm and dry