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October Weather in Bafang Cameroon

Daily high temperatures are around 75°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 79°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 60°F, rarely falling below 58°F or exceeding 63°F.

For reference, on February 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Bafang typically range from 60°F to 82°F, while on January 1, the coldest day of the year, they range from 58°F to 79°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Bafang

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Bafang

Average Hourly Temperature in October in BafangOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Palmira, Panama (6,351 miles away) and Wao, Philippines (7,844 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Bafang (view comparison).

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The month of October in Bafang experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 86% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is October 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 16% of the time.

For reference, on April 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 90%, while on December 29, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 39%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Bafang

Cloud Cover Categories in October in BafangOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 114%Oct 114%Oct 3116%Oct 3116%Oct 1113%Oct 1113%Oct 2113%Oct 2113%partly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Bafang, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 93% and ending it at 72%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 93% on September 17, and its lowest chance is 5% on January 1.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Bafang

Probability of Precipitation in October in BafangOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 193%Oct 193%Oct 3172%Oct 3172%Oct 1191%Oct 1191%Oct 2186%Oct 2186%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Bafang is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 13.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 18.9 inches or falls below 7.0 inches, and ending the month at 8.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 14.1 inches or falls below 4.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Bafang

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October in Bafang, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 11 hours, 56 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 12 hours, 4 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Bafang

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Bafang is 6:06 AM on October 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 minutes, 21 seconds earlier at 6:04 AM on October 24.

The latest sunset is 6:10 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 10 minutes earlier at 6:01 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Bafang during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets 12 hours, 25 minutes later, at 6:33 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:22 AM and sets 11 hours, 50 minutes later, at 6:12 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in October in Bafang

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in October in BafangOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov6:04 AM6:04 AMOct 246:02 PMOct 246:02 PM6:06 AM6:06 AMOct 16:10 PMOct 16:10 PM6:05 AM6:05 AMOct 116:06 PMOct 116:06 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Bafang

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in BafangOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov00101020202030304040505050606070708000010102020303030404050506060607080
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Bafang

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in BafangOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 32:56 AMSep 32:56 AMSep 183:35 AMSep 183:35 AMOct 27:50 PMOct 27:50 PMOct 1712:27 PMOct 1712:27 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 1510:29 PMNov 1510:29 PM6:24 AM6:24 AM6:49 PM6:49 PM5:56 PM5:56 PM6:19 AM6:19 AM5:46 AM5:46 AM6:03 PM6:03 PM6:09 PM6:09 PM6:48 AM6:48 AM5:51 AM5:51 AM5:59 PM5:59 PM5:40 PM5:40 PM6:28 AM6:28 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
2%5:05 AME5:27 PMW-11:16 AMS252,202 mi
2
0%5:46 AME6:03 PMW-11:54 AMS252,570 mi
3
0%6:27 AME6:40 PMW-12:33 PMS252,508 mi
4
3%7:09 AMESE7:19 PMWSW-1:13 PMS252,011 mi
5
7%7:53 AMESE8:00 PMWSW-1:56 PMS251,054 mi
6
13%8:39 AMESE8:45 PMWSW-2:41 PMS249,602 mi
7
20%9:29 AMESE9:34 PMWSW-3:31 PMS247,619 mi
8
29%10:22 AMESE10:26 PMWSW-4:24 PMS245,091 mi
9
39%11:18 AMESE11:22 PMWSW-5:20 PMS242,044 mi
10
50%12:14 PMESE--6:17 PMS238,565 mi
11
60%-12:20 AMWSW1:09 PMESE7:14 PMS234,818 mi
12
71%-1:17 AMWSW2:02 PMESE8:09 PMS231,044 mi
13
82%-2:14 AMWSW2:54 PMESE9:02 PMS227,546 mi
14
90%-3:09 AMWSW3:43 PME9:53 PMS224,661 mi
15
96%-4:02 AMW4:31 PME10:43 PMS222,710 mi
16
100%-4:56 AMW5:19 PME11:34 PMN221,942 mi
17
100%-5:51 AMW6:09 PMENE--
18
100%-6:48 AMWNW7:02 PMENE12:27 AMN222,478 mi
19
96%-7:47 AMWNW7:59 PMENE1:23 AMN224,280 mi
20
91%-8:50 AMWNW8:59 PMENE2:23 AMN227,157 mi
21
82%-9:52 AMWNW10:00 PMENE3:25 AMN230,796 mi
22
72%-10:53 AMWNW10:59 PMENE4:27 AMN234,822 mi
23
62%-11:50 AMWNW11:56 PMENE5:26 AMN238,868 mi
24
50%-12:42 PMWNW-6:20 AMN242,630 mi
25
41%12:48 AMENE1:28 PMWNW-7:10 AMN245,887 mi
26
31%1:37 AMENE2:11 PMWNW-7:55 AMN248,508 mi
27
22%2:21 AMENE2:50 PMW-8:37 AMN250,440 mi
28
15%3:04 AME3:27 PMW-9:16 AMN251,685 mi
29
9%3:45 AME4:04 PMW-9:54 AMS252,291 mi
30
4%4:25 AME4:40 PMW-10:33 AMS252,329 mi
31
1%5:07 AME5:19 PMWSW-11:12 AMS251,879 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Bafang is decreasing during October, falling from 87% to 80% over the course of the month.

For reference, on May 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 93% of the time, while on January 2, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 32% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Bafang

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in BafangOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 187%Oct 187%Oct 3180%Oct 3180%Oct 1185%Oct 1185%Oct 2183%Oct 2183%muggymuggyhumidhumidoppressiveoppressivecomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bafang is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 2.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.2 miles per hour, while on May 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.5 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during October is 2.5 miles per hour on October 27.

Average Wind Speed in October in Bafang

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Bafang during October is predominantly out of the west from October 1 to October 9, the south from October 9 to October 23, and the east from October 23 to October 31.

Wind Direction in October in Bafang

Wind Direction in October in BafangWSEOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Bafang are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Bafang

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in BafangOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov100%Oct 16100%Oct 16coolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Bafang are rapidly increasing during October, increasing by 493°F, from 4,820°F to 5,314°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Bafang

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Bafang is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.0 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during October is 3.9 kWh on October 21.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Bafang

The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bafang are 5.157 deg latitude, 10.177 deg longitude, and 3,868 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bafang contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,335 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,926 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,013 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,940 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bafang is covered by trees (37%), shrubs (34%), and cropland (23%), within 10 miles by trees (59%) and cropland (22%), and within 50 miles by trees (63%) and cropland (15%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bafang, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Douala Obs., in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Bafang.

At a distance of 138 kilometers from Bafang, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Bafang according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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