The region has cool temperatures, heavy rainfall, and savanna vegetation. The plateau experiences an equatorial climate with a wet season of nine months, and a dry season of three months. During the wet season, humid, prevailing monsoon winds blow in from the west and lose their moisture upon hitting the region's mountains. Average rainfall per year ranges from to . High elevations give the region a cooler climate than the rest of Cameroon. For example, the average temperature at Dschang in the West Province is . Toward the north, rainfall levels are reduced as the Sudan climate becomes predominant.
