Climate averages 1991–2020
Cape Coast weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Cape Coast: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 67 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sekondi (55 km away). In October its highs average 27.6°C, 0.6°C cooler than Cape Coast, with 121 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Cape Coast ranks 22nd of 26 for the warmest October highs and 8th of 26 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 26 cities is 29.4°C; Cape Coast is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 67 mm to 49 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Cape Coast climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 18 | 5.8 | 11.912 h |
| February | 30.7°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 25 | 6.8 | 12.012 h |
| March | 30.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 40 | 11.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 71 | 16.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 165 | 25.0 | 12.312 h |
| June | 27.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 204 | 23.8 | 12.412 h |
| July | 26.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 65 | 13.2 | 12.412 h |
| August | 26.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 28 | 7.3 | 12.312 h |
| September | 27.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 52 | 10.7 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 28.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 67 | 16.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 49 | 15.1 | 11.912 h |
| December | 29.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 28 | 9.4 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Sekondi in OctoberGhana · 55 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 121 mm rain
- Takoradi in OctoberGhana · 61 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 121 mm rain
- Twifu Praso in OctoberGhana · 66 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.6°C · 209 mm rain
- Winneba in OctoberGhana · 74 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 64 mm rain
- Amanfrom in OctoberGhana · 105 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 86 mm rain
- Gbawe in OctoberGhana · 116 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 52 mm rain
- Atsiaman in OctoberGhana · 121 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 103 mm rain
- Accra in OctoberGhana · 127 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 52 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Cape Coast) is explained once on the Cape Coast year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.