Dunkwa weather in October

In October, Dunkwa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 146 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% 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 Dunkwa's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dunkwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:56 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dunkwa is town in the Central region of Ghana.

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

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 Dunkwa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Dunkwa

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dunkwa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°225.711.74.3
Feb34° / 24°431011.83.1
Mar33° / 24°9618.5122.7
Apr32° / 24°10319.512.12.9
May31° / 24°1442412.32.9
Jun29° / 23°15725.512.33.2
Jul28° / 23°11321.512.34.0
Aug28° / 22°8619.512.24.2
Sep29° / 23°13024.6123.4
Oct30° / 23°14625.111.93.2
Nov31° / 23°6515.211.73.9
Dec31° / 23°256.811.74.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21882
31882
41981
52080
62179
72278
82377
92377
102575
112575
122674
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283169
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313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dunkwa gets around 146 mm of rain over 25.1 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 80% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
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486
585
685
785
884
984
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1183
1283
1382
1482
1581
1681
1780
1880
1979
2079
2178
2278
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2477
2576
2675
2774
2873
2972
3071
3170

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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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 5:58 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:585:55
211.95:575:54
311.95:575:54
411.95:575:53
511.95:575:53
611.95:575:52
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dunkwa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Dunkwa?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dunkwa.

What to pack for Dunkwa in October

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

In October, Dunkwa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Dunkwa 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 Dunkwa peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dunkwa 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 Dunkwa is worst in January — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1878 µg/m³Aug 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dunkwa?

Dunkwa sits at 6.0°N, 1.8°W, 125 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Obuasi, 30 km away.

Twifu PrasoBekwaiFosoPresteaTarkwaBibiani

Topography around Dunkwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dunkwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m.

The land around Dunkwa is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
783 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Obuasi 30 km · Assin Foso 32 km · Twifu Praso 46 km · Bekwai 59 km · Foso 61 km · Prestea 71 km · Tarkwa 77 km · Bibiani 81 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
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

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 Dunkwa (5.96°, -1.7779°, elevation 125 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).