Ngaoundéré weather in September

In September, Ngaoundéré sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 359 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ngaoundéré's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngaoundéré's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 359 mm; 28.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:59 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Ngaoundéré is city in Cameroon.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ngaoundéré reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
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	18	18	18	18

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

How September really feels in Ngaoundéré

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 15°	0	0	11.6	6.0
Feb	32° / 17°	2	0.4	11.8	4.9
Mar	33° / 19°	27	4.5	12	4.0
Apr	30° / 20°	172	19.1	12.2	3.6
May	28° / 19°	294	27.5	12.3	3.6
Jun	26° / 18°	341	29	12.4	3.5
Jul	25° / 18°	368	30	12.4	3.6
Aug	25° / 18°	396	30.1	12.2	3.5
Sep	26° / 18°	359	28.9	12	3.5
Oct	28° / 18°	208	21.7	11.8	4.3
Nov	30° / 17°	19	2.8	11.7	5.7
Dec	30° / 16°	0	0.1	11.6	6.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	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
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ngaoundéré gets around 359 mm of rain over 28.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 96% and peaks near 97% 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
Rain chance (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	92
29	92
30	91

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% 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
Humid (%)	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48
Muggy (%)	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, 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.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:53 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
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:01	6:10
2	12.1	6:01	6:09
3	12.1	6:01	6:09
4	12.1	6:01	6:08
5	12.1	6:01	6:07
6	12.1	6:00	6:07
7	12.1	6:00	6:06
8	12.1	6:00	6:06
9	12.1	6:00	6:05
10	12.1	6:00	6:05
11	12.1	6:00	6:04
12	12.1	5:59	6:03
13	12.1	5:59	6:03
14	12.1	5:59	6:02
15	12.0	5:59	6:02
16	12.0	5:59	6:01
17	12.0	5:59	6:01
18	12.0	5:58	6:00
19	12.0	5:58	5:59
20	12.0	5:58	5:59
21	12.0	5:58	5:58
22	12.0	5:58	5:58
23	12.0	5:58	5:57
24	12.0	5:58	5:57
25	12.0	5:57	5:56
26	12.0	5:57	5:55
27	12.0	5:57	5:55
28	12.0	5:57	5:54
29	11.9	5:57	5:54
30	11.9	5:57	5:53

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.73 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 — September's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ngaoundéré

In seasonPeak

In September, 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 September a good time to visit Ngaoundéré?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ngaoundéré.

What to pack for Ngaoundéré in September

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

In September, Ngaoundéré sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ngaoundéré in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	15	14	12	12	12	13	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Ngaoundéré in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	59	61	63	40	21	18	13	12	13	21	25	71
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	59	Unhealthy
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	40	Poor
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	71	Unhealthy

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.

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

artificial surfaces 60%

16 km

288 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

1,524 m

trees 42%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland

← August Ngaoundéré year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	92
29	92
30	91

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	92
29	92
30	91

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	94
25	94
26	93
27	93
28	92
29	92
30	91

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52