Sangmélima weather in October

In October, Sangmélima sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 214 mm of rain across 28.3 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 28°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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sangmélima's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sangmélima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
28.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:59 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Sangmélima 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 Sangmélima reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Sangmélima

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.

Sangmélima 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°388.311.85.1
Feb31° / 21°5710.411.94.3
Mar30° / 21°13820.7123.5
Apr30° / 21°17524.512.13.3
May29° / 21°15024.512.13.5
Jun28° / 20°13623.712.23.9
Jul27° / 20°12621.412.24.5
Aug28° / 20°12822.412.14.3
Sep28° / 20°19126.5123.5
Oct28° / 20°21428.311.93.3
Nov29° / 20°13321.211.94.0
Dec29° / 20°468.811.85.4

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 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
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12694
13694
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27793
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sangmélima gets around 214 mm of rain over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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491
591
691
791
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1692
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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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5919
6919
7919
89010
99010
109010
118911
128911
138911
148812
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278515
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
155calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 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 6:02 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:026:00
212.06:026:00
312.06:015:59
412.06:015:59
512.06:015:59
612.06:015:58
712.06:005:58
812.06:005:58
912.06:005:57
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1911.95:595:54
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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 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.4Bright
54.4Bright
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124.3Bright
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214.3Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sangmélima?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sangmélima.

What to pack for Sangmélima in October

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

In October, Sangmélima sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Sangmélima 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 Sangmélima peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 21UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sangmélima 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 Sangmélima is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1458 µg/m³Sep 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov19Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sangmélima?

Sangmélima sits at 2.9°N, 12.0°E, 675 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Mbalmayo, 84 km away.

MbalmayoÉbolowaAkonolingaAmbamBitamEbebiyinYaoundéOkoa

Topography around Sangmélima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sangmélima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 672 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m.

The land around Sangmélima is covered by trees (60%), grassland (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
483 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Mbalmayo 84 km · Ébolowa 93 km · Akonolinga 97 km · Ambam 99 km · Bitam 109 km · Ebebiyin 113 km · Yaoundé 116 km · Okoa 124 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 Sangmélima (2.9333°, 11.9833°, elevation 675 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).