Dzodze weather in October

In October, Dzodze sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 143 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 11.9 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 10% 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 Dzodze's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dzodze's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:45 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dzodze is district capital in Volta Region, 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 Dzodze reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Dzodze

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.

Dzodze 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°267.611.74.3
Feb33° / 25°3910.611.83.5
Mar33° / 26°6315123.1
Apr32° / 25°8617.512.13.0
May31° / 25°15124.612.32.8
Jun29° / 24°17425.212.43.2
Jul28° / 23°10619.812.34.3
Aug28° / 23°7416.712.24.8
Sep29° / 24°13223123.6
Oct30° / 24°14324.711.93.2
Nov32° / 24°7419.411.73.3
Dec32° / 24°3410.211.64.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82872
92971
102971
112971
123169
133169
143367
153367
163466
173664
183664
193664
203763
213862
223862
233961
243961
254060
264159
274258
284357
294456
304654
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dzodze gets around 143 mm of rain over 24.7 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 79% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
481
580
680
780
880
979
1079
1179
1278
1378
1478
1578
1678
1778
1878
1979
2079
2179
2279
2380
2480
2580
2679
2779
2879
2978
3077
3176

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18614
28515
38416
48317
58218
68119
77921
87822
97723
107624
117525
127426
137327
147228
157129
167030
176931
186931
196832
206634
216535
226436
236337
246238
256139
266040
275842
285743
295644
305446
315347

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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228calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:47 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:475:43
211.95:465:43
311.95:465:42
411.95:465:42
511.95:465:41
611.95:465:41
711.95:465:41
811.95:465:40
911.95:465:40
1011.95:465:39
1111.95:455:39
1211.95:455:38
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2911.85:465:33
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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 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dzodze

In seasonPeak

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

Dzodze 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 Dzodze?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dzodze.

What to pack for Dzodze in October

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

In October, Dzodze sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dzodze in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Dzodze 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 Dzodze peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dzodze 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 Dzodze is worst in January — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1780 µg/m³Sep 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dzodze?

Dzodze sits at 6.2°N, 1.0°E, 55 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Akatsi, 25 km away.

AnlogaVogan

Topography around Dzodze

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dzodze has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m.

The land around Dzodze is covered by shrubs (37%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (27%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Akatsi 25 km · Aflao 25 km · Lomé 28 km · Tsévié 32 km · Keta 35 km · Anloga 50 km · Vogan 60 km · Aného 66 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 Dzodze (6.2367°, 0.9958°, elevation 55 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).