Climate averages 1991–2020
Obuase weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Obuase: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 151 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes October a wet month (the 11th 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 Kumasi (54 km away). In October its highs average 28.8°C, about as warm as Obuase, with 121 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Obuase ranks joint 17th of 26 for the warmest October highs and 21st of 26 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 26 cities is 29.4°C; Obuase is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 151 mm to 68 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
Obuase climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 22 | 5.2 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 44 | 9.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 100 | 17.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 103 | 19.4 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 142 | 23.1 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 157 | 24.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 27.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 121 | 21.3 | 12.412 h |
| August | 27.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 93 | 19.5 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 136 | 24.5 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 28.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 151 | 24.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.4°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 68 | 15.0 | 11.812 h |
| December | 30.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 25 | 6.5 | 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
- Kumasi in OctoberGhana · 54 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 121 mm rain
- Twifu Praso in OctoberGhana · 67 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.6°C · 209 mm rain
- Cape Coast in OctoberGhana · 131 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 67 mm rain
- Ejura in OctoberGhana · 136 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 111 mm rain
- Sekondi in OctoberGhana · 141 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 121 mm rain
- Takoradi in OctoberGhana · 145 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 121 mm rain
- Sunyani in OctoberGhana · 146 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.1°C · 116 mm rain
- Winneba in OctoberGhana · 149 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 64 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 Obuase) is explained once on the Obuase year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.