Bechem weather in October

In October, Bechem sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 126 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Bechem's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bechem's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 126 mm; 22.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:58 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Bechem is Capital of Tano South Municipal in the Ahafo Region, Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bechem reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How October really feels in Bechem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bechem weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	18	3.6	11.6	4.3
Feb	34° / 24°	42	7.3	11.8	3.1
Mar	33° / 24°	98	16.6	12	2.7
Apr	32° / 24°	107	18	12.2	2.9
May	31° / 23°	119	20.1	12.3	3.2
Jun	29° / 23°	128	22	12.4	3.6
Jul	28° / 22°	101	19.4	12.4	4.4
Aug	28° / 22°	97	18.7	12.2	4.6
Sep	29° / 22°	144	24.1	12	3.6
Oct	30° / 22°	126	22.7	11.8	3.6
Nov	31° / 22°	61	12.3	11.7	4.4
Dec	31° / 22°	19	4.4	11.6	5.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	21	22	23	23	24	24	25	27	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	34	34	35	35	34	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	37	38
Cloudier (%)	79	78	77	77	76	76	75	73	72	71	71	70	69	68	68	66	66	65	65	66	65	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	65	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	35	65
30	37	63
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bechem gets around 126 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	83	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	81
6	81
7	80
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	79
12	78
13	77
14	76
15	75
16	74
17	73
18	72
19	71
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	67
24	66
25	65
26	64
27	63
28	62
29	61
30	60
31	59

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3
Oppressive (%)	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97
31	3	97

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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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 5:59 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:59	5:55
2	11.9	5:59	5:55
3	11.9	5:59	5:54
4	11.9	5:59	5:54
5	11.9	5:58	5:53
6	11.9	5:58	5:53
7	11.9	5:58	5:52
8	11.9	5:58	5:52
9	11.9	5:58	5:51
10	11.9	5:58	5:51
11	11.9	5:58	5:50
12	11.9	5:58	5:50
13	11.9	5:58	5:50
14	11.9	5:58	5:49
15	11.8	5:58	5:49
16	11.8	5:58	5:48
17	11.8	5:58	5:48
18	11.8	5:58	5:48
19	11.8	5:58	5:47
20	11.8	5:58	5:47
21	11.8	5:58	5:47
22	11.8	5:58	5:46
23	11.8	5:58	5:46
24	11.8	5:58	5:46
25	11.8	5:58	5:45
26	11.8	5:58	5:45
27	11.8	5:59	5:45
28	11.8	5:59	5:45
29	11.8	5:59	5:45
30	11.8	5:59	5:44
31	11.8	5:59	5:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bechem

In seasonPeak

None of Bechem's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bechem sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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Is October a good time to visit Bechem?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bechem.

What to pack for Bechem in October

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

In October, Bechem sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bechem in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bechem peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	12	13	11	11	10	12	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Bechem 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 Bechem is worst in February — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	84	94	42	39	24	21	20	19	20	26	35	72
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	84	Unhealthy
Feb	94	Unhealthy
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	24	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	35	Moderate
Dec	72	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bechem?

Bechem sits at 7.1°N, 2.0°W, 296 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Duayaw-Nkwanta, 12 km away.

Topography around Bechem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bechem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Bechem is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

84 m

trees 73%

16 km

599 m

trees 86%

80 km

738 m

trees 70%

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← September Bechem year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Duayaw-Nkwanta 12 km · Tepa 18 km · Atronie 43 km · Sunyani 43 km · Techiman 56 km · Nsoatre 60 km · Ahwiaa 60 km · Tafo 60 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,257; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 43%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 25.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 540
Religion

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 Bechem (7.0903°, -2.025°, elevation 296 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	35	65
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	81
6	81
7	80
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	79
12	78
13	77
14	76
15	75
16	74
17	73
18	72
19	71
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	67
24	66
25	65
26	64
27	63
28	62
29	61
30	60
31	59

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	35	65
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	81
6	81
7	80
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	79
12	78
13	77
14	76
15	75
16	74
17	73
18	72
19	71
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	67
24	66
25	65
26	64
27	63
28	62
29	61
30	60
31	59

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	35	65
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	81
6	81
7	80
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	79
12	78
13	77
14	76
15	75
16	74
17	73
18	72
19	71
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	67
24	66
25	65
26	64
27	63
28	62
29	61
30	60
31	59

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97
31	3	97