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Monthly climate in Buea, Cameroon

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Buea features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4373 mm (172.2 inches) and receives 316 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Buea enjoys an average of 2928 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 52 minutes to 12 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Buea, Cameroon §

The warmest months in Buea are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (74 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Buea experiences 300 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Buea, Cameroon.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Buea, Cameroon §

Buea usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 30 rainy days and 694 mm (27.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Buea are January, February and December. On average, 76 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Buea, Cameroon.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58 (2.3) 88 (3.4) 250 (9.9) 264 (10.4) 381 (15.0) 407 (16.0) 733 (28.9) 555 (21.8) 792 (31.2) 524 (20.6) 236 (9.3) 83 (3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 16 29 28 29 29 30 31 30 30 28 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Buea, Cameroon §

The sunniest months in Buea are February, March and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Buea: August, September and October receive an average of 6 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Buea, Cameroon.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248 268 260 244 242 241 236 215 193 228 250 296
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 53m 11h 58m 12h 4m 12h 11m 12h 17m 12h 20m 12h 19m 12h 13m 12h 7m 12h 0m 11h 55m 11h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Buea, Cameroon §

Buea experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, July and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Buea UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Buea, Cameroon.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 12 12 15 13 12 11 12 13 12 11 10