Ambam weather in September

In September, Ambam sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 194 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ambam's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:09 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Ambam is commune of Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ambam reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Ambam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ambam weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°6213.311.94.5
Feb30° / 21°7914.711.93.9
Mar30° / 21°16724.5123.1
Apr30° / 21°18725.212.13.0
May30° / 21°1612612.13.2
Jun28° / 21°13923.812.13.8
Jul27° / 20°1122112.14.5
Aug27° / 20°11122.412.14.4
Sep28° / 21°19427.3123.4
Oct28° / 21°2592911.93.1
Nov29° / 21°19624.911.93.5
Dec29° / 21°8315.911.94.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13595
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ambam gets around 194 mm of rain over 27.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
182
283
384
485
586
687
788
889
989
1090
1191
1292
1392
1493
1593
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
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2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5937
6937
7928
8928
9919
109010
119010
128911
138812
148713
158713
168614
178515
188515
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208416
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278020
288020
297921
307822

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:136:16
212.06:136:16
312.06:136:15
412.06:126:15
512.06:126:14
612.06:126:14
712.06:126:13
812.06:116:13
912.06:116:13
1012.06:116:12
1112.06:106:12
1212.06:106:11
1312.06:106:11
1412.06:096:10
1512.06:096:10
1612.06:096:10
1712.06:086:09
1812.06:086:09
1912.06:086:08
2012.06:086:08
2112.06:076:07
2212.06:076:07
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2812.06:056:04
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3012.06:056:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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84.2Bright
94.2Bright
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264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ambam?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ambam.

What to pack for Ambam in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Ambam sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ambam in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambam peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ambam in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ambam is worst in February — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1351 µg/m³Sep 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ambam?

Ambam sits at 2.4°N, 11.3°E, 570 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Ebebiyin, 26 km away.

OyemSangmélimaCiudad de la PazLolodorfMbalmayo

Topography around Ambam

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ambam.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m.

The land around Ambam is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
638 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Ebebiyin 26 km · Bitam 42 km · Ébolowa 59 km · Oyem 93 km · Sangmélima 99 km · Ciudad de la Paz 102 km · Lolodorf 113 km · Mbalmayo 128 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ambam (2.3833°, 11.2833°, elevation 570 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).