Ébolowa weather in October

In October, Ébolowa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 285 mm of rain across 29.5 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ébolowa's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ébolowa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
285 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:02 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Ébolowa is City 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ébolowa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Ébolowa 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° / 20°6913.811.94.7
Feb30° / 21°8815.211.94.1
Mar30° / 21°18324.6123.3
Apr29° / 21°20726.312.13.2
May29° / 21°20026.912.13.3
Jun28° / 20°18425.812.23.8
Jul27° / 20°15624.612.24.2
Aug27° / 20°1512512.14.1
Sep27° / 20°24128.3123.5
Oct28° / 20°28529.511.93.4
Nov28° / 20°20024.411.93.8
Dec29° / 20°8514.811.84.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

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 (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
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22397
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ébolowa gets around 285 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
496
596
696
797
897
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1097
1197
1296
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1496
1596
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1795
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2195
2294
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2694
2794
2894
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3094
3194

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19010
28911
38911
48812
58812
68713
78713
88614
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108515
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Wind in October

Winds average 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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265calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 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 6:05 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:056:04
212.06:056:03
312.06:056:03
412.06:046:02
512.06:046:02
612.06:046:02
712.06:046:01
812.06:046:01
912.06:036:01
1012.06:036:00
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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 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 4.97 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
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244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ébolowa?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ébolowa.

What to pack for Ébolowa in October

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

In October, Ébolowa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ébolowa 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 Ébolowa peaks around March 21 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 21UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ébolowa 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 Ébolowa is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1355 µg/m³Sep 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar34Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ébolowa?

Ébolowa sits at 2.9°N, 11.2°E, 583 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Lolodorf, 59 km away.

MakakMbalmayoEbebiyinSangmélimaEsékaBitam

Topography around Ébolowa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ébolowa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 600 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 995 m.

The land around Ébolowa is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
995 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Lolodorf 59 km · Ambam 59 km · Makak 73 km · Mbalmayo 79 km · Ebebiyin 86 km · Sangmélima 93 km · Eséka 94 km · Bitam 100 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 Ébolowa (2.9°, 11.15°, elevation 583 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).