Climate averages 1991–2020
Kumbo weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Kumbo: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January 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 January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Foumban (59 km away). In January its highs average 30.5°C, 2.7°C warmer than Kumbo, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Kumbo ranks 23rd of 24 for the warmest January highs and 8th of 24 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 24 cities is 30.0°C; Kumbo is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.6 mm to 22 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
Kumbo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 27.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 6.6 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| February | 28.8°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 22 | 2.9 | 11.912 h |
| March | 27.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 99 | 11.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.5°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 250 | 23.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 24.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 256 | 26.7 | 12.412 h |
| June | 23.2°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 276 | 26.2 | 12.512 h |
| July | 22.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 494 | 30.0 | 12.412 h |
| August | 21.9°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 551 | 30.4 | 12.312 h |
| September | 22.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 406 | 28.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 22.9°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 260 | 26.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 24.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 75 | 10.2 | 11.812 h |
| December | 26.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 6.0 | 1.1 | 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
- Foumban in JanuaryCameroon · 59 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Bamenda in JanuaryCameroon · 63 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Foumbot in JanuaryCameroon · 77 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 17.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Mbouda in JanuaryCameroon · 78 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 16.6°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Bafoussam in JanuaryCameroon · 85 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Melong in JanuaryCameroon · 143 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 58 mm rain
- Nkongsamba in JanuaryCameroon · 160 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Bafia in JanuaryCameroon · 173 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.4°C · 5.8 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 Kumbo) is explained once on the Kumbo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.