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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dimako Cameroon

In Dimako, the wet season is warm, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is hot, humid, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 63°F to 89°F and is rarely below 57°F or above 97°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Dimako for hot-weather activities is from mid November to early March.

Climate in Dimako

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

The hot season lasts for 2.1 months, from January 11 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Dimako is March, with an average high of 87°F and low of 69°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.7 months, from June 16 to November 7, with an average daily high temperature below 81°F. The coldest month of the year in Dimako is August, with an average low of 67°F and high of 79°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Dimako

Average High and Low Temperature in DimakohotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 587°FJan 587°FFeb 989°FFeb 989°F63°F63°F65°F65°FMar 1487°FMar 1487°FJun 1681°FJun 1681°FNov 781°FNov 781°F69°F69°F68°F68°F67°F67°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 87°F89°F87°F84°F82°F81°F80°F79°F79°F80°F82°F85°F
Temp. 74°F77°F77°F76°F75°F74°F73°F72°F73°F73°F74°F74°F
Low 63°F66°F69°F70°F69°F68°F67°F67°F67°F68°F67°F64°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 Dimako

Average Hourly Temperature in DimakoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhothot
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.

San Andrés, Panama (6,609 miles away); Salatiga, Indonesia (6,738 miles); and Tamparan, Philippines (7,599 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Dimako (view comparison).

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

The clearer part of the year in Dimako begins around November 20 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around February 28.

The clearest month of the year in Dimako is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 36% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 28 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around November 20.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dimako is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Dimako

Cloud Cover Categories in DimakoclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 2937%Dec 2937%Apr 2118%Apr 2118%Feb 2828%Feb 2828%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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 64%70%77%82%77%71%75%80%76%75%73%65%
Clearer 36%30%23%18%23%29%25%20%24%25%27%35%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from March 21 to November 14, with a greater than 44% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dimako is September, with an average of 24.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.2 months, from November 14 to March 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Dimako is January, with an average of 1.6 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 Dimako is September, with an average of 24.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 84% on October 2.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Dimako

Daily Chance of Precipitation in DimakowetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Oct 284%Oct 284%Jan 13%Jan 13%Mar 2144%Mar 2144%Nov 1444%Nov 1444%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 1.6d4.5d11.9d17.8d20.9d17.4d15.9d19.9d24.4d24.6d12.4d2.7d

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. Dimako experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 7 to December 14, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Dimako is September, with an average rainfall of 7.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from December 14 to February 7. The month with the least rain in Dimako is January, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Dimako

Average Monthly Rainfall in DimakorainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inSep 288.1 inSep 288.1 inJan 80.2 inJan 80.2 inMay 94.7 inMay 94.7 inJul 143.6 inJul 143.6 inDec 140.5 inDec 140.5 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 0.2″0.7″2.4″4.1″4.7″3.8″3.6″5.3″7.8″7.5″3.0″0.4″

The length of the day in Dimako does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 22 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 52 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 23 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Dimako

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in DimakoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 23 minJun 2012 hr, 23 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 52 minDec 2111 hr, 52 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 11.9h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.3h12.4h12.3h12.3h12.1h12.0h11.9h11.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:50 AM on October 26, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:21 AM on February 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:47 PM on November 9, and the latest sunset is 35 minutes later at 6:22 PM on July 18.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Dimako

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in DimakoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 265:50 AMOct 265:50 AM6:22 PMJul 186:22 PMJul 18Nov 95:47 PMNov 95:47 PM6:21 AMFeb 56:21 AMFeb 5daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Dimako

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in DimakoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708090NowNow
northeastsouthwest
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 Dimako

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.

Dimako experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 10 to December 17, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 40% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Dimako is May, with 30.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Dimako is January, with 7.2 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Dimako

Humidity Comfort Levels in DimakomuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 721%Jan 721%100%May 1100%May 1Feb 1040%Feb 1040%Dec 1740%Dec 1740%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggydrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 7.2d13.8d26.0d29.5d30.8d29.6d30.2d30.4d29.7d30.7d26.5d13.6d

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 Dimako does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 3.0 miles per hour throughout.

Average Wind Speed in Dimako

Average Wind Speed in DimakoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 mph0.0 mph0.5 mph0.5 mph1.0 mph1.0 mph1.5 mph1.5 mph2.0 mph2.0 mph2.5 mph2.5 mph3.0 mph3.0 mph3.5 mph3.5 mph4.0 mph4.0 mph4.5 mph4.5 mph5.0 mph5.0 mphJan 183.5 mphJan 183.5 mphSep 292.6 mphSep 292.6 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) 3.43.33.12.92.72.73.03.12.72.63.03.2

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

The wind is most often from the west for 2.3 months, from January 24 to April 4 and for 4.2 months, from June 4 to October 9, with a peak percentage of 74% on July 29. The wind is most often from the south for 2.0 months, from April 4 to June 4, with a peak percentage of 48% on May 7. The wind is most often from the east for 2.3 months, from October 9 to December 19, with a peak percentage of 54% on November 18.

Wind Direction in Dimako

Wind Direction in DimakoNWSWENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Dimako 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 Dimako for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to late January, with a peak score in the last week of December.

Tourism Score in Dimako

Tourism Score in Dimakobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.06.04.24.25.45.44.64.6NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Dimako for hot-weather activities is from mid November to early March, with a peak score in the third week of December.

Beach/Pool Score in Dimako

Beach/Pool Score in Dimakobest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.56.54.64.65.65.65.15.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Dimako 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 Dimako

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in DimakoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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 Dimako

Growing Degree Days in DimakoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°F9,000°F9,000°FJan 590°FJan 590°FMar 131,800°FMar 131,800°FDec 318,813°FDec 318,813°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 1.7 months, from January 5 to February 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dimako is February, with an average of 5.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from June 20 to September 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dimako is July, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Dimako

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in DimakobrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFeb 85.8 kWhFeb 85.8 kWhJul 214.4 kWhJul 214.4 kWhSep 34.7 kWhSep 34.7 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) 5.65.75.04.84.94.74.44.54.84.75.05.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dimako are 4.383 deg latitude, 13.567 deg longitude, and 2,129 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dimako contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 269 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,178 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (509 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,293 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dimako is covered by cropland (37%), trees (30%), grassland (19%), and shrubs (14%), within 10 miles by trees (85%), and within 50 miles by trees (77%) and cropland (17%).

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

Dimako 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 Dimako, 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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