Climate averages 1991–2020
Foumban weather
in December.
A hot, 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 hot month in Foumban: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.7 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 48 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Foumbot (38 km away). In December its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Foumban, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Foumban ranks 12th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 29.0°C; Foumban is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.7 mm to 1.4 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
Foumban climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 1.4 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| February | 31.8°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 9.4 | 1.5 | 11.912 h |
| March | 30.7°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 52 | 7.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 140 | 19.8 | 12.212 h |
| May | 26.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 185 | 26.0 | 12.412 h |
| June | 25.1°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 188 | 25.6 | 12.412 h |
| July | 24.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 270 | 28.7 | 12.412 h |
| August | 24.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 311 | 29.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 24.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 250 | 27.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 24.9°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 200 | 26.0 | 12.012 h |
| November | 26.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 48 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 28.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 2.7 | 0.4 | 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 · 38 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 17.0°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Kumbo in DecemberCameroon · 59 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Bafoussam in DecemberCameroon · 60 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.2°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Mbouda in DecemberCameroon · 72 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Bamenda in DecemberCameroon · 87 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Bafia in DecemberCameroon · 115 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Melong in DecemberCameroon · 124 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 63 mm rain
- Nkongsamba in DecemberCameroon · 136 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 63 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 Foumban) is explained once on the Foumban year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.