Garoua Boulaï weather in October

In October, Garoua Boulaï sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 216 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 5% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Garoua Boulaï's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garoua Boulaï's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
216 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:51 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Garoua Boulaï is commune 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 Garoua Boulaï reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Garoua Boulaï

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.

Garoua Boulaï weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.511.74.9
Feb33° / 19°71.911.84.1
Mar32° / 21°6211.2123.8
Apr30° / 20°17822.712.13.5
May28° / 20°19525.212.33.8
Jun27° / 19°18126.512.33.9
Jul26° / 19°20126.812.34.0
Aug26° / 19°22327.812.23.8
Sep27° / 19°24927.8123.6
Oct28° / 19°21626.311.93.8
Nov30° / 18°407.811.75.2
Dec31° / 17°30.611.75.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Garoua Boulaï gets around 216 mm of rain over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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3162

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 5:52 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:525:49
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Garoua Boulaï

In seasonPeak

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

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

Garoua Boulaï sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Rainy season
Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Garoua Boulaï?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garoua Boulaï.

What to pack for Garoua Boulaï in October

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

In October, Garoua Boulaï sees daytime highs around 28°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 Garoua Boulaï 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 Garoua Boulaï peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 22UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Garoua Boulaï 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 Garoua Boulaï is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.3× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1797 µg/m³Sep 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garoua Boulaï?

Garoua Boulaï sits at 5.9°N, 14.6°E, 1,034 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Baboua, 32 km away.

MeïgangaAbbaBouarNgaoundalBaoroBatouriBocaranga

Topography around Garoua Boulaï

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garoua Boulaï has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 1,003 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m.

The land around Garoua Boulaï is covered by shrubs (39%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
617 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Baboua 32 km · Meïganga 76 km · Abba 90 km · Bouar 116 km · Ngaoundal 158 km · Baoro 159 km · Batouri 163 km · Bocaranga 172 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 Garoua Boulaï (5.8833°, 14.55°, elevation 1,034 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).