Gembu weather in October

In October, Gembu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 409 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gembu's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gembu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
409 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Gembu is city in Taraba State, Nigeria.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Gembu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Gembu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 13°10.211.77.1
Feb30° / 15°101.311.86.2
Mar29° / 17°758.4125.3
Apr27° / 17°33323.412.14.2
May25° / 16°4593012.33.6
Jun24° / 16°46429.712.43.5
Jul23° / 15°46730.712.43.4
Aug22° / 15°44630.712.23.4
Sep23° / 15°48529.9123.4
Oct24° / 15°40927.811.94.0
Nov26° / 14°716.611.76.8
Dec28° / 13°30.511.67.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14496
15595
16595
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19694
20694
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22793
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26991
271090
281090
291189
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gembu gets around 409 mm of rain over 27.8 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 88% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
198
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1196
1295
1395
1494
1594
1693
1792
1891
1990
2088
2187
2285
2383
2481
2579
2677
2774
2872
2969
3066
3163

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
10496
20496
30496
40595
50694
60694
70793
80793
90892
100991
1101090
1201189
1301288
1401387
1501486
1601585
1701783
1801882
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2002179
2112277
2212475
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2422672
2522870
2633067
2733166
2843363
2953560
3063658
3173855

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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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53calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:066:02
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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 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.4Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gembu

In seasonPeak

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

Gembu's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gembu sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Gembu?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Gembu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gembu in October

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

In October, Gembu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gembu 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 Gembu peaks around March 20 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 20UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Gembu 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 Gembu is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyFeb 17107 µg/m³Jul 2416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gembu?

Gembu sits at 6.7°N, 11.3°E, 1,599 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Banyo, 62 km away.

MagbaKumboOkuFoumbanFundongNdop

Topography around Gembu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gembu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 1,555 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,197 m.

The land around Gembu is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (80%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
391 m
16 km
660 m
80 km
2,197 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Banyo 62 km · Nkambe 66 km · Magba 86 km · Kumbo 88 km · Oku 105 km · Foumban 118 km · Fundong 118 km · Ndop 122 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 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 Gembu (6.7256°, 11.2565°, elevation 1,599 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).