Climate averages 1991–2020

Foumbot 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.

Average high 28.9°C Daytime mean, December
Average low 17.0°C Night-time mean, December
Rainfall 3.0 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Foumbot · average highYear overview

December is a hot month in Foumbot: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 17.0°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 Bafoussam (24 km away). In December its highs average 27.2°C, 1.7°C cooler than Foumbot, with 3.0 mm of rain.

Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Foumbot ranks 11th 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; Foumbot is level with that mean.

From December to January, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.0 mm to 2.1 mm.

The annual picture

December in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 101520253035 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 3000

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Foumbot climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Foumbot, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 30.7°C17.4°C17.4°C2.10.511.812 h
February 32.1°C18.4°C18.4°C9.21.911.912 h
March 30.9°C19.5°C19.5°C579.912.112 h
April 28.0°C19.4°C19.4°C15222.012.212 h
May 26.4°C18.7°C18.7°C17926.012.412 h
June 25.3°C18.0°C18.0°C18526.812.412 h
July 24.6°C17.6°C17.6°C24928.312.412 h
August 24.7°C17.8°C17.8°C26928.212.312 h
September 24.7°C17.6°C17.6°C23928.212.212 h
October 24.9°C17.5°C17.5°C20026.912.012 h
November 26.4°C17.4°C17.4°C559.511.912 h
December, selected 28.9°C17.0°C17.0°C3.00.711.812 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

Distance from Foumbot

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Foumbot) is explained once on the Foumbot year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.