Climate averages 1991–2020
Foumban weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Foumban: daytime highs average 30.5°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Foumbot (38 km away). In January its highs average 30.7°C, about as warm as Foumban, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Foumban ranks 9th of 24 for the warmest January highs and 4th of 24 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 24 cities is 30.0°C; Foumban is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.4 mm to 9.4 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
Foumban climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Foumbot in JanuaryCameroon · 38 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 17.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Kumbo in JanuaryCameroon · 59 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 14.8°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Bafoussam in JanuaryCameroon · 60 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Mbouda in JanuaryCameroon · 72 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 16.6°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Bamenda in JanuaryCameroon · 87 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Bafia in JanuaryCameroon · 115 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.4°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Melong in JanuaryCameroon · 124 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 58 mm rain
- Nkongsamba in JanuaryCameroon · 136 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.1°C · 58 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.