Kekem weather in October

In October, Kekem sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 553 mm of rain across 31 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 25°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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kekem's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kekem's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 553 mm; 31 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:08 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 10th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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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 Kekem reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	18
26	25	18
27	25	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

Kekem 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 16°	47	7.3	11.7	6.0
Feb	29° / 17°	99	11.1	11.8	5.1
Mar	28° / 18°	309	25.3	12	3.9
Apr	27° / 18°	453	29.7	12.1	3.3
May	26° / 18°	479	30.9	12.2	3.3
Jun	25° / 18°	460	29.9	12.3	3.5
Jul	23° / 18°	424	30.1	12.3	3.6
Aug	23° / 18°	418	30.4	12.2	3.5
Sep	24° / 18°	488	29.6	12	3.5
Oct	25° / 18°	553	31	11.9	3.4
Nov	26° / 17°	310	26.7	11.8	3.9
Dec	28° / 16°	66	10.8	11.7	6.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
Cloudier (%)	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kekem gets around 553 mm of rain over 31 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	99
31	99

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12
Muggy (%)	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	12	88

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 6:10 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:10	6:08
2	12.0	6:10	6:07
3	11.9	6:10	6:07
4	11.9	6:10	6:06
5	11.9	6:10	6:06
6	11.9	6:09	6:05
7	11.9	6:09	6:05
8	11.9	6:09	6:04
9	11.9	6:09	6:04
10	11.9	6:09	6:04
11	11.9	6:09	6:03
12	11.9	6:09	6:03
13	11.9	6:09	6:03
14	11.9	6:09	6:02
15	11.9	6:08	6:02
16	11.9	6:08	6:01
17	11.9	6:08	6:01
18	11.9	6:08	6:01
19	11.9	6:08	6:01
20	11.9	6:08	6:00
21	11.9	6:08	6:00
22	11.9	6:08	6:00
23	11.9	6:08	6:00
24	11.8	6:08	5:59
25	11.8	6:08	5:59
26	11.8	6:08	5:59
27	11.8	6:08	5:59
28	11.8	6:09	5:58
29	11.8	6:09	5:58
30	11.8	6:09	5:58
31	11.8	6:09	5:58

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 3.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	4.0	Moderate
29	4.0	Moderate
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kekem

In seasonPeak

None of Kekem's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dust

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Nov

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Is October a good time to visit Kekem?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kekem.

What to pack for Kekem in October

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

In October, Kekem sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Kekem 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 Kekem peaks around March 24 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	11	14	14	13	11	12	12	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Kekem 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 Kekem is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	92	108	69	54	36	28	24	23	25	35	48	78
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	92	Unhealthy
Feb	108	Unhealthy
Mar	69	Unhealthy
Apr	54	Poor
May	36	Poor
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	48	Poor
Dec	78	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kekem?

Kekem sits at 5.2°N, 10.0°E, 714 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Melong, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kekem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kekem has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 739 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,719 m.

The land around Kekem is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

327 m

trees 78%

16 km

1,143 m

trees 86%

80 km

2,719 m

trees 84%

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← September Kekem year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Melong 8.0 km · Bafang 17 km · Nkongsamba 24 km · Dschang 32 km · Fontem 38 km · Manjo 41 km · Bandjoun 50 km · Bangangté 56 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

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 Kekem (5.1569°, 10.02°, elevation 714 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	18
26	25	18
27	25	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	99
31	99

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	12	88

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	18
26	25	18
27	25	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	99
31	99

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	12	88

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	18
26	25	18
27	25	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	99
31	99

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	12	88