Lightning strikes in Cameroon
The detection network has located 2,599 lightning strikes in Cameroon since the archive began, including 1,319 in the last 7 days. That is 0.03% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Cameroon #48 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Cameroon is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 31 |
| 2026-08-13 | 231 |
| 2026-08-12 | 274 |
| 2026-08-11 | 348 |
| 2026-08-10 | 53 |
| 2026-08-09 | 305 |
| 2026-08-08 | 77 |
| 2026-08-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 | 54 |
| 2026-08-05 | 101 |
| 2026-08-04 | 74 |
| 2026-08-03 | 154 |
| 2026-08-02 | 261 |
| 2026-08-01 | 132 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Cameroon's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adamawa | 937 | 468 | 36.1% |
| 2 | North | 558 | 251 | 21.5% |
| 3 | East | 253 | 99 | 9.7% |
| 4 | Far North | 244 | 123 | 9.4% |
| 5 | Northwest | 208 | 103 | 8.0% |
| 6 | Centre | 121 | 95 | 4.7% |
| 7 | Southwest | 106 | 63 | 4.1% |
| 8 | Unassigned | 76 | 63 | 2.9% |
| 9 | West | 48 | 21 | 1.8% |
| 10 | South | 19 | 19 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Taraba State | 10 | 8 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Littoral | 8 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Mambéré-Kadéï | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Sangha-Mbaéré | 2 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Mayo-Kebbi Ouest | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Adamawa State | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Borno State | 2 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Mayo-Kebbi Est | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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