Navrongo weather in October

In October, Navrongo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 45 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Navrongo's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Navrongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:57 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Navrongo is town in the Upper East 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical October day in Navrongo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Navrongo

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.

Navrongo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°0011.44.2
Feb36° / 23°20.511.62.5
Mar38° / 26°61.611.91.1
Apr38° / 27°305.612.21.2
May36° / 26°5210.912.52.1
Jun33° / 25°6712.312.63.4
Jul30° / 24°14220.712.63.6
Aug29° / 23°22425.312.43.4
Sep30° / 23°14218.812.13.8
Oct33° / 23°458.211.83.7
Nov35° / 22°30.611.53.0
Dec34° / 20°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45545
55545
65743
75842
85941
95941
106139
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126337
136337
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Navrongo gets around 45 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2522523617
2622625596
2733727555
2844829514
29541030483
30651131443
31761232412

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:565:50
211.95:565:50
311.95:565:49
411.95:565:49
511.95:565:48
611.95:565:47
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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 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Navrongo

In seasonPeak

In October, Navrongo sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Navrongo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Navrongo sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is October a good time to visit Navrongo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Navrongo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Navrongo in October

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

In October, Navrongo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Navrongo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Navrongo peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Navrongo 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 Navrongo is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1576 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Navrongo?

Navrongo sits at 10.9°N, 1.1°W, 196 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Bolgatanga, 29 km away.

ZabréGomboussougouNaleriguBawkuBittou

Topography around Navrongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Navrongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Navrongo is covered by cropland (55%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (36%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
337 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bolgatanga 29 km · 31 km · Zabré 59 km · Gomboussougou 69 km · Manga 86 km · Nalerigu 89 km · Bawku 94 km · Bittou 95 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 Navrongo (10.8947°, -1.0908°, elevation 196 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).