Suhum weather in October

In October, Suhum sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 198 mm of rain across 27.4 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 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 Suhum's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suhum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:51 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
74%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Suhum is town in Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar district, Eastern 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 Suhum reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 31°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 Suhum

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.

Suhum 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
Jan31° / 22°458.911.74.6
Feb32° / 23°6612.311.83.6
Mar32° / 23°12020.7123.0
Apr31° / 23°13122.612.13.0
May30° / 23°19626.812.32.9
Jun29° / 22°22926.812.33.3
Jul28° / 22°15824.712.34.0
Aug28° / 22°12323.712.24.1
Sep28° / 22°19927.4123.3
Oct30° / 22°19827.411.93.1
Nov30° / 22°10720.611.73.6
Dec31° / 22°5110.911.74.7

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 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31585
41684
51783
61783
71882
81981
92080
102080
112278
122377
132377
142476
152575
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243070
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263169
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303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Suhum gets around 198 mm of rain over 27.4 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 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1490
1590
1689
1788
1888
1987
2087
2186
2286
2385
2485
2585
2684
2784
2883
2983
3082
3182

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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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11990
21990
31990
41990
51990
61990
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101990
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1301000
1401000
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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315calm

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 5:52 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:525:49
211.95:525:49
311.95:525:48
411.95:525:48
511.95:525:47
611.95:525:47
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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 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Suhum

In seasonPeak

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

Suhum 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 Suhum?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suhum.

What to pack for Suhum in October

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

In October, Suhum sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Suhum 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 Suhum peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Suhum 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 Suhum is worst in January — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1592 µg/m³Aug 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr45Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Suhum?

Suhum sits at 6.0°N, 0.5°W, 182 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Koforidua, 22 km away.

Atsiaman

Topography around Suhum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suhum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Suhum is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
716 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Koforidua 22 km · Nsawam 28 km · Asamankese 31 km · Aburi 37 km · Begoro 39 km · Anyinam 39 km · Akwatia 40 km · Atsiaman 40 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 Suhum (6.0409°, -0.45°, elevation 182 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).