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When to go to Bamenda

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

When to go

What the averages say

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

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.

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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 (27°C) and the coolest August (22°C). The wettest is August (371 mm) and the driest December (6 mm); about 2,325 mm of rain falls in a year.

Bamenda: 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 Bamenda

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

Climate in Bamenda 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	27°C	16°C	36 mm	67%	57%	5.6	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	27°C	17°C	109 mm	77%	73%	5.5	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	26°C	18°C	194 mm	85%	81%	5.3	31°C	Wet
May	25°C	18°C	240 mm	87%	80%	5.2	35°C	Wet
June	24°C	17°C	298 mm	89%	81%	4.7	37°C	Wet
July	22°C	17°C	347 mm	91%	86%	4.3	39°C	Wet
August	22°C	17°C	371 mm	92%	90%	4.2	39°C	Wet
September	23°C	17°C	361 mm	90%	87%	4.7	37°C	Wet
October	23°C	17°C	284 mm	89%	84%	4.9	34°C	Wet
November	25°C	16°C	69 mm	81%	59%	5.4	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	26°C	15°C	6 mm	67%	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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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)

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

27°C

16°C

36 mm

67%

57%

5.6

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

27°C

17°C

109 mm

77%

73%

5.5

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

26°C

18°C

194 mm

85%

81%

5.3

31°C

Wet

May

25°C

18°C

240 mm

87%

80%

5.2

35°C

Wet

June

24°C

17°C

298 mm

89%

81%

4.7

37°C

Wet

July

22°C

17°C

347 mm

91%

86%

4.3

39°C

Wet

August

22°C

17°C

371 mm

92%

90%

4.2

39°C

Wet

September

23°C

17°C

361 mm

90%

87%

4.7

37°C

Wet

October

23°C

17°C

284 mm

89%

84%

4.9

34°C

Wet

November

25°C

16°C

69 mm

81%

59%

5.4

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

26°C

15°C

6 mm

67%

39%

5.6

25°C

Mild to warm and dry