Nkongsamba weather in September

In September, Nkongsamba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 396 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Nkongsamba's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nkongsamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
396 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:14 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Nkongsamba is commune of Cameroon.

Founded
1917

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical September day in Nkongsamba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°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, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Nkongsamba weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°5812.811.75.2
Feb29° / 18°10414.911.84.4
Mar28° / 19°28627.5123.4
Apr27° / 19°35429.612.13.3
May27° / 19°33830.612.23.3
Jun25° / 19°33129.712.33.5
Jul24° / 19°36630.212.33.6
Aug24° / 19°39630.712.23.5
Sep25° / 19°39629.7123.4
Oct26° / 19°4183111.93.3
Nov27° / 18°23127.311.83.8
Dec28° / 18°6314.311.75.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7199
8199
9199
10199
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nkongsamba gets around 396 mm of rain over 29.7 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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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 100% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
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7199
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Wind in September

Winds average 3 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:23
212.16:176:22
312.16:176:22
412.16:166:21
512.16:166:21
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712.16:166:20
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1312.06:146:17
1412.06:146:16
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1612.06:146:15
1712.06:146:15
1812.06:136:14
1912.06:136:14
2012.06:136:13
2112.06:136:13
2212.06:126:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:126:11
2512.06:126:11
2612.06:126:10
2712.06:116:10
2812.06:116:09
2912.06:116:09
3012.06:116:08

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 3.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
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243.8Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Nkongsamba

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is September a good time to visit Nkongsamba?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nkongsamba.

What to pack for Nkongsamba in September

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

In September, Nkongsamba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Nkongsamba in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Nkongsamba peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Nkongsamba 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 Nkongsamba 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).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 12105 µg/m³Aug 1423 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov48Poor
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nkongsamba?

Nkongsamba sits at 5.0°N, 9.9°E, 844 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Manjo, 18 km away.

Topography around Nkongsamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nkongsamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m around an average of 849 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,091 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,725 m.

The land around Nkongsamba is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
379 m
16 km
2,091 m
80 km
2,725 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Manjo 18 km · Melong 19 km · Kekem 24 km · Bafang 35 km · Loum 35 km · Tombel 38 km · Penja 45 km · Njombé 52 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 Nkongsamba (4.9547°, 9.9404°, elevation 844 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).