Climate averages 1991–2020
Ho weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Ho: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 180 mm of rain on roughly 27 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kpalimé (38 km away). In October its highs average 29.9°C, about as warm as Ho, with 156 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Ho ranks 7th of 26 for the warmest October highs and 24th of 26 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 26 cities is 29.4°C; Ho is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 180 mm to 85 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
Ho climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 27 | 6.5 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 44 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 33.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 78 | 18.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 99 | 19.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 163 | 25.3 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.8°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 194 | 26.4 | 12.512 h |
| July | 27.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 159 | 23.6 | 12.512 h |
| August | 27.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 136 | 22.4 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 214 | 26.2 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 29.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 180 | 26.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.8°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 85 | 19.6 | 11.812 h |
| December | 31.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 33 | 8.3 | 11.712 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
- Kpalimé in OctoberTogo · 38 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 156 mm rain
- Hohoe in OctoberGhana · 61 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 238 mm rain
- Lomé in OctoberTogo · 98 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 129 mm rain
- Koforidua in OctoberGhana · 98 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.4°C · 152 mm rain
- Ashaiman in OctoberGhana · 115 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 62 mm rain
- Medina Estates in OctoberGhana · 125 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 23.5°C · 103 mm rain
- Atakpamé in OctoberTogo · 127 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 104 mm rain
- Atsiaman in OctoberGhana · 134 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 103 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 Ho) is explained once on the Ho year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.