Bandjoun weather in October

In October, Bandjoun sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 180 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Bandjoun's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandjoun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:07 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Bandjoun is Municipality of Cameroon.

Density
116/km²
people per km²
Founded
1570

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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bandjoun reaches about 25°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 on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Bandjoun weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°20.711.76.3
Feb31° / 17°71.611.85.3
Mar30° / 18°397.9124.8
Apr28° / 18°11120.312.14.4
May26° / 18°1462612.24.1
Jun25° / 17°15826.912.34.0
Jul24° / 17°2402912.33.9
Aug24° / 17°25928.612.23.8
Sep24° / 17°23528.2123.8
Oct25° / 17°18026.911.94.1
Nov26° / 16°439.211.86.5
Dec28° / 16°30.711.77.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
9991
10892
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
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20991
211189
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271387
281387
291387
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bandjoun gets around 180 mm of rain over 26.9 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 86% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
392
492
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1590
1690
1789
1888
1988
2087
2185
2284
2383
2482
2580
2679
2777
2875
2973
3071
3169

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11963
21963
31963
41954
51954
61954
71954
82944
92944
102944
112944
122953
132953
142953
153943
163943
173943
183952
194942
204942
214942
224942
234951
245941
255941
265941
276931
287921
297921
308920
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:09 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:096:06
211.96:096:05
311.96:086:05
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511.96:086:04
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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 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bandjoun

In seasonPeak

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

Bandjoun's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Bandjoun?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bandjoun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bandjoun in October

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

In October, Bandjoun sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bandjoun 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 Bandjoun peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 24UV 14Dec 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Bandjoun 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 Bandjoun 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 Bandjoun?

Bandjoun sits at 5.4°N, 10.4°E, 1,529 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bafoussam, 11 km away.

Topography around Bandjoun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandjoun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 1,529 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,616 m.

The land around Bandjoun is covered by trees (52%), artificial surfaces (23%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
922 m
80 km
2,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bafoussam 11 km · Foumbot 28 km · Bangangté 29 km · Mbouda 33 km · Bafang 36 km · Dschang 41 km · Kekem 50 km · Tonga 55 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 Bandjoun (5.3757°, 10.4133°, elevation 1,529 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).