Climate averages 1991–2020
Bamenda weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Bamenda: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 15.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.5 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes January 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 January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mbouda (39 km away). In January its highs average 29.6°C, 0.6°C cooler than Bamenda, with 7.1 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Bamenda ranks 10th of 24 for the warmest January highs and 10th of 24 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 24 cities is 30.0°C; Bamenda is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.5 mm to 28 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Mbouda in JanuaryCameroon · 39 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 16.6°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Bafoussam in JanuaryCameroon · 61 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Kumbo in JanuaryCameroon · 63 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 14.8°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Foumbot in JanuaryCameroon · 74 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 17.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Foumban in JanuaryCameroon · 87 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Melong in JanuaryCameroon · 95 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 58 mm rain
- Nkongsamba in JanuaryCameroon · 114 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Ikom in JanuaryNigeria · 159 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 17 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.