Bamenda weather in October

In October, Bamenda sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 288 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bamenda's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bamenda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
288 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
85%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Bamenda is city in Cameroon.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 132 µg/m³ · 2012

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 Bamenda reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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Bamenda weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 13°91.311.76.5
Feb30° / 15°273.511.85.6
Mar29° / 16°12913.4124.9
Apr27° / 16°28724.912.14.0
May25° / 16°29028.912.33.7
Jun24° / 16°32529.312.33.6
Jul23° / 16°34629.912.33.5
Aug22° / 16°33129.612.23.5
Sep23° / 16°37529.4123.5
Oct24° / 15°28827.711.94.0
Nov26° / 14°7610.211.76.3
Dec28° / 13°70.911.77.3

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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16496
17496
18496
19595
20595
21595
22694
23694
24694
25694
26694
27793
28793
29793
30892
31991

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bamenda gets around 288 mm of rain over 27.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
697
797
897
996
1096
1195
1295
1394
1493
1592
1691
1790
1889
1988
2087
2186
2285
2383
2482
2581
2679
2778
2877
2975
3073
3171

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
10298
20298
30298
40397
50397
60397
70397
80496
90496
100496
110595
120595
130595
140694
150694
160793
170892
180892
190991
2001090
2101189
2201288
2301387
2401486
2501486
2601684
2701783
2811881
2911980
3012178
3112376

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:106:07
211.96:106:06
311.96:106:06
411.96:106:05
511.96:096:05
611.96:096:04
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1911.96:085:59
2011.86:085:59
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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 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bamenda

In seasonPeak

In October, Bamenda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bamenda's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Bamenda?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bamenda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bamenda in October

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

In October, Bamenda sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Bamenda 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 Bamenda peaks around March 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 14Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Bamenda 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 Bamenda is worst in February — around 282 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 53 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bamenda's WHO annual average of 132 µg/m³.

0306090120150180210240270300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyFeb 15274 µg/m³Jul 2353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan219Very unhealthy
Feb282Very unhealthy
Mar213Very unhealthy
Apr159Very unhealthy
May90Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul53Poor
Aug54Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov124Unhealthy
Dec179Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bamenda?

Bamenda sits at 6.0°N, 10.1°E, 1,258 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bafut, 15 km away.

Topography around Bamenda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bamenda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,686 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,905 m.

The land around Bamenda is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
336 m
16 km
1,686 m
80 km
2,905 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bafut 15 km · Bali 17 km · Ndop 33 km · Fundong 39 km · Mbouda 39 km · Oku 45 km · Wum 48 km · Dschang 58 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 Bamenda (5.9597°, 10.146°, elevation 1,258 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).