Bafang weather in October

In October, Bafang sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 393 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bafang's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bafang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
393 mm
30.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Bafang is commune of Cameroon.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bafang reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bafang weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°335.311.76.2
Feb29° / 16°759.611.85.1
Mar28° / 17°23823.4124.1
Apr26° / 17°3442912.13.5
May26° / 17°35530.612.23.5
Jun24° / 17°32929.612.33.6
Jul23° / 17°34230.212.33.5
Aug23° / 17°35330.312.23.5
Sep24° / 17°38929.7123.5
Oct24° / 17°39330.611.93.6
Nov26° / 16°17019.211.85.0
Dec28° / 15°355.611.76.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17397
18397
19397
20397
21496
22496
23496
24496
25595
26595
27694
28694
29694
30694
31892

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bafang gets around 393 mm of rain over 30.6 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 98% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
699
799
899
999
1099
1199
1299
1399
1499
1599
1699
1799
1899
1999
2099
2198
2298
2398
2497
2597
2696
2796
2895
2994
3093
3192

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
108317
208317
308317
408317
508317
608317
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:106:07
212.06:096:06
311.96:096:06
411.96:096:06
511.96:096:05
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
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134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
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174.1Bright
184.1Bright
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204.2Bright
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244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bafang

In seasonPeak

None of Bafang's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bafang sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Bafang?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bafang.

What to pack for Bafang in October

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

In October, Bafang sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Bafang in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Bafang peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 24UV 14Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Bafang in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bafang is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13105 µg/m³Aug 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May34Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bafang?

Bafang sits at 5.2°N, 10.2°E, 1,179 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Kekem, 17 km away.

Topography around Bafang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bafang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m around an average of 1,199 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,551 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,714 m.

The land around Bafang is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
408 m
16 km
1,551 m
80 km
2,714 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Kekem 17 km · Melong 24 km · Nkongsamba 35 km · Dschang 35 km · Bandjoun 36 km · Bangangté 39 km · Bafoussam 45 km · Fontem 48 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 Bafang (5.157°, 10.1771°, elevation 1,179 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).