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Buea, Cameroon climate
Am Tropical monsoon
Buea has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 23°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2997 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 591 mm while December barely receives 28 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Buea climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 67 | 131 | 212 | 216 | 344 | 431 | 591 | 502 | 294 | 145 | 28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 67 | 131 | 212 | 216 | 344 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 431 | 591 | 502 | 294 | 145 | 28 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 63 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 63 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Douala, a weather station, about 55 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.