Centre · Cameroon

Bafia travel guide

Bafia is a city in Centre, Cameroon, home to about 69,000 people.

Nearest airport
NSI119 km · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Currency
XAFCentral African CFA franc
Time zone
Africa/Douala
Language
English, French

When to go

The best time to visit Bafia

Bafia has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; October is the wettest, with about 286 mm of rain.

0°16°33°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec286 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Bafia: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), about 119 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

NSI · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

119.1 km from the centreICAO FKYS

Questions

Bafia: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Bafia?

Bafia has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; October is the wettest, with about 286 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Bafia?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), about 119 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Bafia?

Central African CFA franc (XAF).

Nearby

Destinations near Bafia

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.