Best time to visit Kumba

December is the best time to visit Kumba for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 65/100
The least cloud December 64 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 30 mm
Warmth February 32 °C
Cooler weather August 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 65 30 °C 9
2 January 64 32 °C 7
3 August 59 26 °C 30
4 July 59 26 °C 30
5 September 57 27 °C 29
6 February 57 32 °C 11
7 June 56 27 °C 29
8 October 55 28 °C 30
9 November 53 29 °C 24
10 May 51 29 °C 29
11 April 49 29 °C 27
12 March 47 31 °C 24

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 31.5 °C 30 mm 66 %
February 32.0 °C 53 mm 72 %
March 30.7 °C 155 mm 84 %
April 29.5 °C 204 mm 89 %
May 28.7 °C 208 mm 90 %
June 27.3 °C 272 mm 88 %
July 26.4 °C 348 mm 89 %
August 26.3 °C 416 mm 91 %
September 26.9 °C 339 mm 91 %
October 27.5 °C 310 mm 90 %
November 28.6 °C 165 mm 82 %
December 30.0 °C 39 mm 64 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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