Ngaoundéré weather in October

In October, Ngaoundéré sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 208 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ngaoundéré's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngaoundéré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:56 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ngaoundéré is city in Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ngaoundéré reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°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 2°C warmer than 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 Ngaoundéré

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.

Ngaoundéré weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°0011.66.0
Feb32° / 17°20.411.84.9
Mar33° / 19°274.5124.0
Apr30° / 20°17219.112.23.6
May28° / 19°29427.512.33.6
Jun26° / 18°3412912.43.5
Jul25° / 18°3683012.43.6
Aug25° / 18°39630.112.23.5
Sep26° / 18°35928.9123.5
Oct28° / 18°20821.711.84.3
Nov30° / 17°192.811.75.7
Dec30° / 16°00.111.66.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61288
71288
81288
91288
101387
111387
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202080
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ngaoundéré gets around 208 mm of rain over 21.7 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 69% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
290
389
488
587
686
785
883
982
1081
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1476
1574
1673
1771
1869
1967
2065
2163
2261
2359
2456
2554
2651
2748
2846
2943
3040
3137

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1004852
2014950
3014950
4015050
5015049
6015049
7015148
8015247
9025147
10025246
11025345
12035344
13035542
14045541
15055540
16065638
17175636
18185734
19195733
202105731
212115829
223125827
233145825
244155823
255175622
266185620
277205518
289215416
2911225215
3013235014
3115244812

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 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 5:57 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:53
211.95:565:52
311.95:565:52
411.95:565:51
511.95:565:51
611.95:565:50
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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 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ngaoundéré

In seasonPeak

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

Ngaoundéré's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ngaoundéré 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 Ngaoundéré?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ngaoundéré for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ngaoundéré in October

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

In October, Ngaoundéré sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ngaoundéré 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 Ngaoundéré peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ngaoundéré 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 Ngaoundéré is worst in December — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateModerateUnhealthyDec 2168 µg/m³Aug 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ngaoundéré?

Ngaoundéré sits at 7.3°N, 13.6°E, 1,128 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Ngaoundal, 99 km away.

NgaoundalMeïgangaTcholliréTibatiLagdoGaroua BoulaïTchéboaTouboro

Topography around Ngaoundéré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngaoundéré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 1,113 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,524 m.

The land around Ngaoundéré is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and shrubs (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
1,524 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
October weather nearby: Ngaoundal 99 km · Meïganga 120 km · Tcholliré 136 km · Tibati 143 km · Lagdo 193 km · Garoua Boulaï 193 km · Tchéboa 194 km · Touboro 201 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 Ngaoundéré (7.3277°, 13.5847°, elevation 1,128 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).