Salaga weather in October

In October, Salaga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 105 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Salaga's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Salaga is human settlement.

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 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Salaga reaches about 31°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 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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

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.

Salaga weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°40.811.63.7
Feb36° / 25°132.211.72.5
Mar36° / 26°346.811.92.0
Apr35° / 26°569.712.22.4
May34° / 25°7011.612.42.9
Jun31° / 25°8314.612.53.7
Jul30° / 24°15220.412.43.8
Aug29° / 24°20623.512.33.6
Sep30° / 24°20625.112.13.2
Oct31° / 24°1051611.83.7
Nov34° / 24°173.311.63.8
Dec34° / 23°30.911.53.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32575
42674
52773
62872
72971
83070
93070
103169
113367
123466
133664
143763
154060
164159
174357
184555
194753
204852
214951
225149
235248
245446
255446
265545
275644
285743
295842
305941
316139

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Salaga gets around 105 mm of rain over 16 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 51% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
270
369
468
567
666
764
863
962
1060
1159
1257
1356
1454
1552
1651
1749
1848
1946
2045
2144
2243
2342
2440
2539
2638
2737
2836
2934
3033
3131

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1005545
2005446
3005347
4005347
5005248
6005149
7005149
8005050
9004951
10004951
11004852
12004852
13004753
14004753
15004753
16004753
17004753
18004753
19004753
20004852
21004852
22014950
23015050
24015049
25015247
26015346
27025345
28125443
29125542
30135640
31135838

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:49
211.95:535:48
311.95:535:48
411.95:535:47
511.95:535:47
611.95:535:46
711.95:535:46
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Salaga

In seasonPeak

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

Salaga's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Salaga?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salaga.

What to pack for Salaga in October

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

In October, Salaga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Salaga 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 Salaga peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 13Dec 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Salaga 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 Salaga is worst in December — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 9.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 20150 µg/m³Aug 2416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan122Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr36Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Salaga?

Salaga sits at 8.6°N, 0.5°W, 163 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Yegyi, 39 km away.

BimbilaDambaiTamaleAtebubuYendiSaveluguKintampo

Topography around Salaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salaga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Salaga is covered by cropland (30%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
186 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Yegyi 39 km · Bimbila 72 km · Dambai 94 km · Tamale 101 km · Atebubu 102 km · Yendi 114 km · Savelugu 124 km · Kintampo 144 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 Salaga (8.5508°, -0.5188°, elevation 163 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).