Climate averages 1991–2020
Bamenda weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Bamenda: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 15.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mbouda (39 km away). In December its highs average 28.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Bamenda, with 4.7 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Bamenda ranks 10th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 9th of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 29.0°C; Bamenda is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.0 mm to 8.5 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
Bamenda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 8.5 | 1.3 | 11.812 h |
| February | 30.8°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 28 | 3.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 29.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 129 | 13.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.8°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 287 | 24.9 | 12.212 h |
| May | 25.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 290 | 28.9 | 12.412 h |
| June | 24.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 325 | 29.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 23.0°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 346 | 29.9 | 12.412 h |
| August | 22.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 331 | 29.5 | 12.312 h |
| September | 23.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 375 | 29.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 24.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 288 | 27.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 26.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 76 | 10.2 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 29.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 7.0 | 0.9 | 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
- Mbouda in DecemberCameroon · 39 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Bafoussam in DecemberCameroon · 61 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.2°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Kumbo in DecemberCameroon · 63 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Foumbot in DecemberCameroon · 74 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 17.0°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Foumban in DecemberCameroon · 87 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.2°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Melong in DecemberCameroon · 95 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 63 mm rain
- Nkongsamba in DecemberCameroon · 114 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 63 mm rain
- Ikom in DecemberNigeria · 159 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 23.6°C · 14 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 Bamenda) is explained once on the Bamenda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.