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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Njinikom Cameroon

In Njinikom, the wet season is comfortable, humid, and overcast and the dry season is warm and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 57°F to 81°F and is rarely below 53°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Njinikom for warm-weather activities is from mid November to late February.

Climate in Njinikom

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Njinikom weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.3 months, from January 23 to April 2, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest month of the year in Njinikom is March, with an average high of 80°F and low of 62°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.9 months, from June 25 to October 21, with an average daily high temperature below 73°F. The coldest month of the year in Njinikom is August, with an average low of 60°F and high of 71°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Njinikom

Average High and Low Temperature in NjinikomwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 177°FJan 177°FFeb 2681°FFeb 2681°F57°F57°F61°F61°FApr 279°FApr 279°FJun 2573°FJun 2573°FOct 2173°FOct 2173°F63°F63°F61°F61°F61°F61°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 78°F81°F80°F78°F76°F74°F71°F71°F72°F73°F75°F76°F
Temp. 67°F69°F70°F70°F69°F67°F65°F65°F66°F66°F67°F66°F
Low 57°F60°F62°F63°F63°F62°F60°F60°F61°F61°F60°F57°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Njinikom

Average Hourly Temperature in NjinikomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Njinikom, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Njinikom begins around November 14 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around March 2.

The clearest month of the year in Njinikom is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 42% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 2 and lasts for 8.4 months, ending around November 14.

The cloudiest month of the year in Njinikom is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 91% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Njinikom

Cloud Cover Categories in NjinikomclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 2944%Dec 2944%Aug 139%Aug 139%Nov 1427%Nov 1427%Mar 228%Mar 228%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 59%66%79%87%87%82%87%91%88%85%73%58%
Clearer 41%34%21%13%13%18%13%9%12%15%27%42%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Njinikom varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.2 months, from March 28 to November 4, with a greater than 47% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Njinikom is September, with an average of 27.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.7 months, from November 4 to March 28. The month with the fewest wet days in Njinikom is January, with an average of 0.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Njinikom is September, with an average of 27.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 94% on September 16.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Njinikom

Daily Chance of Precipitation in NjinikomwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 1694%Sep 1694%Jan 11%Jan 11%Mar 2847%Mar 2847%Nov 447%Nov 447%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.4d2.0d10.9d19.3d23.4d24.1d26.0d27.3d27.7d24.7d7.4d0.6d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Njinikom experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from February 15 to November 29, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Njinikom is September, with an average rainfall of 12.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from November 29 to February 15. The month with the least rain in Njinikom is January, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Njinikom

Average Monthly Rainfall in NjinikomrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 inSep 813.0 inSep 813.0 inDec 310.0 inDec 310.0 inFeb 150.5 inFeb 150.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.1″0.5″2.8″5.5″7.3″9.2″10.8″12.3″12.9″9.9″2.3″0.1″

The length of the day in Njinikom does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 29 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Njinikom

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in NjinikomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 29 minJun 2012 hr, 29 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 46 minDec 2111 hr, 46 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.8h11.9h12.1h12.3h12.4h12.5h12.4h12.3h12.1h12.0h11.8h11.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:02 AM on May 25, and the latest sunrise is 34 minutes later at 6:36 AM on February 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:58 PM on November 10, and the latest sunset is 40 minutes later at 6:38 PM on July 15.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Njinikom during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Njinikom

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in NjinikomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 256:02 AMMay 256:02 AM6:38 PMJul 156:38 PMJul 15Nov 105:58 PMNov 105:58 PM6:36 AMFeb 26:36 AMFeb 2daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Njinikom

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in NjinikomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Njinikom

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Njinikom experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.1 months, from March 6 to November 11, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 17% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Njinikom is May, with 19.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Njinikom is January, with 0.2 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Njinikom

Humidity Comfort Levels in NjinikommuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 10%Jan 10%May 467%May 467%Mar 617%Mar 617%Nov 1117%Nov 1117%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.2d1.7d7.5d16.4d19.1d11.5d6.4d6.3d8.6d10.8d4.1d0.4d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Njinikom experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from July 6 to September 3, with average wind speeds of more than 3.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Njinikom is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 10 months, from September 3 to July 6. The calmest month of the year in Njinikom is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Njinikom

Average Wind Speed in NjinikomwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphAug 14.8 mphAug 14.8 mphMay 103.0 mphMay 103.0 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 4.24.13.83.33.03.34.34.53.53.44.14.3

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Njinikom varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 1.8 months, from March 5 to April 30 and for 3.8 months, from June 6 to September 29, with a peak percentage of 78% on July 29. The wind is most often from the south for 1.2 months, from April 30 to June 6, with a peak percentage of 34% on May 16. The wind is most often from the east for 4.0 months, from September 29 to February 1, with a peak percentage of 62% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Njinikom

Wind Direction in NjinikomENWSWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Njinikom throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Njinikom for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to late February, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Tourism Score in Njinikom

Tourism Score in Njinikombest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.17.13.33.37.17.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudstourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Njinikom for hot-weather activities is from mid January to late March, with a peak score in the third week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Njinikom

Beach/Pool Score in Njinikombest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.05.01.51.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Njinikom are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Njinikom

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in NjinikomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Njinikom

Growing Degree Days in NjinikomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 790°FJan 790°FApr 81,800°FApr 81,800°FDec 316,199°FDec 316,199°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from December 28 to March 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Njinikom is February, with an average of 6.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from June 18 to October 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Njinikom is August, with an average of 3.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Njinikom

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in NjinikombrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFeb 86.1 kWhFeb 86.1 kWhJul 213.9 kWhJul 213.9 kWhDec 285.6 kWhDec 285.6 kWhOct 224.3 kWhOct 224.3 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.96.05.44.84.54.34.03.94.14.35.15.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Njinikom are 6.233 deg latitude, 10.283 deg longitude, and 4,314 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Njinikom contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,648 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,370 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,440 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,268 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Njinikom is covered by cropland (34%), trees (28%), shrubs (22%), and grassland (16%), within 10 miles by trees (39%) and cropland (30%), and within 50 miles by trees (43%) and shrubs (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Njinikom, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Njinikom is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Njinikom, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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