Climate averages 1991–2020
Bafoussam weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Bafoussam: daytime highs average 27.2°C and nights cool to about 15.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Foumbot (24 km away). In December its highs average 28.9°C, 1.7°C warmer than Bafoussam, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Bafoussam ranks 22nd of 24 for the warmest December highs and joint 5th of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 29.0°C; Bafoussam is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.0 mm to 2.2 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bafoussam climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 2.2 | 0.7 | 11.812 h |
| February | 29.9°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 7.4 | 1.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 28.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 39 | 7.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 111 | 20.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 24.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 146 | 26.0 | 12.412 h |
| June | 23.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 158 | 26.9 | 12.412 h |
| July | 22.4°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 240 | 28.9 | 12.412 h |
| August | 22.4°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 259 | 28.6 | 12.312 h |
| September | 22.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 235 | 28.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.0°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 180 | 26.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 43 | 9.2 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 27.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Foumbot in DecemberCameroon · 24 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 17.0°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Mbouda in DecemberCameroon · 24 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Foumban in DecemberCameroon · 60 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.2°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Bamenda in DecemberCameroon · 61 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Melong in DecemberCameroon · 64 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 63 mm rain
- Nkongsamba in DecemberCameroon · 79 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 63 mm rain
- Kumbo in DecemberCameroon · 85 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Bafia in DecemberCameroon · 121 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 9.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bafoussam) is explained once on the Bafoussam year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.