Bamenda Weather in May
Bamenda in May
The short of it: Bamenda in May averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 184 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 19° · rain 184 mm · daylight 12 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Bamenda an average May high of 29°, a low of 19° and some 184 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 184 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 23 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Bamenda runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bafut, 15 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Bamenda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BafutNorth-West | 15 km NNW | 29° | 19° | 184 mm |
| BaliNorth-West | 17 km WSW | 28° | 19° | 184 mm |
| MbengwiNorth-West | 17 km WNW | 29° | 19° | 187 mm |
| BabankiNorth-West | 21 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 173 mm |
| NdopNorth-West | 33 km E | 28° | 19° | 174 mm |
| BeloNorth-West | 33 km NE | 27° | 18° | 173 mm |
| NjinikomNorth-West | 34 km NNE | 28° | 19° | 175 mm |
| BatiboNorth-West | 35 km WSW | 29° | 20° | 196 mm |