Foumban weather in October

In October, Foumban sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 200 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Foumban's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Foumban's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:05 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Foumban is commune of Cameroon.

Density
312/km²
people per km²

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Foumban reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Foumban weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.511.74.9
Feb33° / 19°91.511.83.9
Mar33° / 21°527.8123.7
Apr30° / 20°14019.912.13.7
May28° / 20°1852612.33.7
Jun27° / 19°18825.612.34.0
Jul26° / 19°27028.812.33.7
Aug26° / 19°3112912.23.6
Sep26° / 19°25027.9123.7
Oct27° / 19°2002611.94.0
Nov29° / 18°48811.75.8
Dec31° / 18°30.411.75.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21288
31288
41288
51288
61387
71387
81288
91288
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
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302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Foumban gets around 200 mm of rain over 26 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 83% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
990
1090
1190
1289
1389
1488
1587
1687
1786
1885
1984
2082
2181
2280
2378
2477
2575
2673
2772
2870
2967
3065
3163

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10595
20595
30595
40595
50595
60595
70595
80595
90595
100694
110694
120694
130793
140793
150793
160892
170892
180991
1901090
2001090
2101189
2201189
2301189
2401288
2501288
2601387
2711386
2811485
2911584
3011683
3111782

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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104calm
114calm
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134calm
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315calm

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 6:07 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:076:04
211.96:076:03
311.96:076:03
411.96:066:02
511.96:066:02
611.96:066:02
711.96:066:01
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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204.9Bright
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224.9Bright
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244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Foumban

In seasonPeak

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

Foumban's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Foumban?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Foumban for sightseeing.

What to pack for Foumban in October

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

In October, Foumban sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Foumban 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 Foumban peaks around April 10 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 highApr 10UV 14Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Foumban 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 Foumban is worst in February — around 230 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 13.1× the cleanest month (September, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyFeb 15213 µg/m³Sep 918 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb230Very unhealthy
Mar105Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Foumban?

Foumban sits at 5.7°N, 10.9°E, 1,179 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Foumbot, 38 km away.

MboudaBangangté

Topography around Foumban

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Foumban has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 1,141 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 730 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,428 m.

The land around Foumban is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (34%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
730 m
80 km
2,428 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Foumbot 38 km · Magba 43 km · Kumbo 59 km · Ndop 59 km · Bafoussam 60 km · Bandjoun 66 km · Mbouda 72 km · Bangangté 77 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 Foumban (5.7266°, 10.8986°, 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).