Cameroon Climatic Classifications

CodeDescriptionGroupNumber of states/regionsStates/regions
AwTropical wet and dry or savannaTropical6 Adamaoua Centre East North South West
AmTropical monsoonTropical3 Littoral North-West South-West
BshSubtropical steppeArid1 Far North

Summary: Most regions (6) in Cameroon lie in the Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate zone (Köppen: Aw). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 31.8°C (89.24°F) in North to a low of 21.66°C (70.99°F) in North-West.

Climate Cameroon: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)35.87(96.57)38.87(101.97)41.32(106.38)41.2(106.16)39.36(102.85)36.97(98.55)33.29(91.92)31.05(87.89)32.78(91.0)35.75(96.35)37.59(99.66)35.77(96.39)41.32(106.38)
Average high °C (°F)33.04(91.47)34.23(93.61)34.38(93.88)33.3(91.94)31.42(88.56)29.49(85.08)27.63(81.73)27.05(80.69)27.68(81.82)29.01(84.22)30.95(87.71)32.0(89.6)30.85(87.53)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.64(81.75)28.87(83.97)29.54(85.17)29.06(84.31)27.66(81.79)26.06(78.91)24.54(76.17)24.07(75.33)24.56(76.21)25.63(78.13)26.91(80.44)27.22(81.0)26.81(80.26)
Average low °C (°F)19.41(66.94)20.75(69.35)22.19(71.94)22.6(72.68)21.96(71.53)20.91(69.64)20.1(68.18)19.89(67.8)20.08(68.14)20.44(68.79)20.39(68.7)19.74(67.53)20.7(69.26)
Record low °C (°F)14.33(57.79)16.17(61.11)17.53(63.55)17.29(63.12)15.99(60.78)15.01(59.02)15.13(59.23)15.57(60.03)15.42(59.76)15.2(59.36)14.89(58.8)14.81(58.66)14.33(57.79)
Average precipitation mm (inches)7.79(0.31)25.42(1.0)57.47(2.26)87.45(3.44)136.37(5.37)157.01(6.18)208.73(8.22)195.04(7.68)210.63(8.29)169.13(6.66)56.31(2.22)13.26(0.52)110.38(4.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)2.416.3612.3316.2920.4921.1122.9824.024.0221.519.693.6115.4
Average relative humidity (%)43.4846.8953.8863.3473.1978.7483.2385.4584.4678.1162.448.1566.78
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.2311.2711.1311.2811.1310.729.959.79.9810.1310.0510.3910.58

Cameroon Climate Graph

Cameroon’s Cities by Temperature

Cameroon’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

North
31.8°C | 89.24°F
Far North
31.42°C | 88.56°F
Littoral
28.5°C | 83.3°F
South-West
27.69°C | 81.84°F
East
26.6°C | 79.88°F
Centre
26.32°C | 79.38°F
South
25.62°C | 78.12°F
Adamaoua
24.6°C | 76.28°F
West
23.93°C | 75.07°F
North-West
21.66°C | 70.99°F

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