Blangwa weather in October

In October, Blangwa sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Blangwa's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blangwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:56 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical October day in Blangwa reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Blangwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
5 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Blangwa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°0011.36.2
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.1
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.4
Apr41° / 27°20.512.30.0
May40° / 28°112.812.60.1
Jun38° / 28°164.612.71.0
Jul34° / 26°6511.812.72.6
Aug32° / 24°13916.612.43.4
Sep35° / 25°467.212.12.9
Oct37° / 25°61.711.71.9
Nov35° / 22°0011.43.2
Dec31° / 18°0011.35.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47426
57426
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Blangwa gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
610
710
89
99
108
118
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137
146
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184
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15563648
26573745
37673842
48683939
59693936
611793933
7137103930
8157113928
9178123925
10208123822
11228133720
12258143517
13288143415
14328143213
15359143012
16389142910
1741914279
1844914258
1948914237
2051913216
2155912195
2256912185
2360911164
2462910154
256699133
266988123
277188112
287387102
29787681
30807571
31817561

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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2412light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:545:47
211.95:545:47
311.95:545:46
411.95:545:45
511.85:545:45
611.85:545:44
711.85:545:43
811.85:555:43
911.85:555:42
1011.85:555:42
1111.85:555:41
1211.85:555:40
1311.75:555:40
1411.75:555:39
1511.75:555:39
1611.75:565:38
1711.75:565:38
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1911.75:565:37
2011.75:565:36
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2211.65:575:35
2311.65:575:35
2411.65:575:34
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2611.65:585:33
2711.65:585:33
2811.65:585:33
2911.65:585:32
3011.65:595:32
3111.55:595:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Blangwa

In seasonPeak

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

Blangwa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Blangwa?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blangwa.

What to pack for Blangwa in October

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

In October, Blangwa sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Blangwa in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blangwa peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Blangwa 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 Blangwa is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14108 µg/m³Aug 1925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct53Poor
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec97Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Blangwa?

Blangwa sits at 12.8°N, 14.6°E, 290 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Gamboru, 58 km away.

BolMarteN'DjamenaKoussériMassaguetMongunoDikwa

Topography around Blangwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blangwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Blangwa is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and wetland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and wetland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
63 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Gamboru 58 km · Bol 79 km · Marte 91 km · N'Djamena 91 km · Kousséri 93 km · Massaguet 101 km · Monguno 103 km · Dikwa 107 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 Blangwa (12.7752°, 14.5533°, elevation 290 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).