Bafoussam
City in Cameroon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
6. Vue aérienne de la ville de Bafoussam: PENdjeng, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bafoussam is a city in Cameroon, in West. About 373,268 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Cameroon in our atlas.
It lies at 5.48° N, 10.42° E, about 1,438 m (4,718 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Douala time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bafoussam. Green dots: other major cities of Cameroon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bafoussam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (58°F). Around 1,975 mm (78 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Bamenda · 61 km
- Nkongsamba · 78 km
- Kumba · 142 km
- Douala · 177 km
- Buea · 196 km
- Limbe · 210 km
- Yaoundé · 216 km
- Bertoua · 375 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2235189 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q799808 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 6. Vue aérienne de la ville de Bafoussam: PENdjeng, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)