Annual mean 24°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
31.3 °C
Coldest
22.3 °C
Wettest
93%
Windiest
5.3 m/s
Prevailing
SE
1.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Bamenda over the whole year is 24°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 18°C. The rainy (wet) season in Bamenda runs from April to August, peaking in August with a 63% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to March; December is the driest month, at 5%. Winds in Bamenda are highest in September, averaging 1.8 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in February, at 1.0 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Bamenda come in December, when the sky is typically 56% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 87%.
Month by month Bamenda climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
29°C
18°C
29°C
9%
60%
1.3 m/s
55
44
14
February
29°C
19°C
29°C
21%
69%
1.0 m/s
44
52
9
March
30°C
22°C
31°C
15%
62%
1.5 m/s
31
51
5
April
28°C
22°C
30°C
38%
76%
1.7 m/s
30
48
6
May
28°C
22°C
31°C
35%
70%
1.5 m/s
26
47
4
June
26°C
22°C
29°C
52%
82%
1.4 m/s
46
46
16
July
24°C
20°C
29°C
51%
80%
1.3 m/s
35
54
10
August
23°C
21°C
27°C
63%
87%
1.0 m/s
50
50
15
September
24°C
20°C
27°C
33%
72%
1.8 m/s
55
51
19
October
26°C
20°C
29°C
30%
72%
1.3 m/s
42
45
13
November
27°C
19°C
29°C
19%
66%
1.3 m/s
54
48
12
December
29°C
18°C
29°C
5%
56%
1.3 m/s
45
54
9
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bamenda weather by season
Year round, Bamenda has days of about 23°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 30°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 18°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bamenda weather in winterDecember to February
High 29°CLow 18°CRain 12%
Winter in Bamenda has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Bamenda weather in springMarch to May
High 29°CLow 22°CRain 29%
Spring in Bamenda has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Bamenda weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 21°CRain 55%
Summer in Bamenda has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Bamenda weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 27%
Autumn in Bamenda has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bamenda?
The rainy (wet) season in Bamenda runs from April to August, peaking in August with a 63% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to March; December is the driest month, at 5%.
What time of year is Bamenda windiest?
Winds in Bamenda are highest in September, averaging 1.8 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in February, at 1.0 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Bamenda year round?
The average temperature in Bamenda over the whole year is 24°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 18°C.