Techiman weather in October

In October, Techiman sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 155 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 11.8 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 6% 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 Techiman's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Techiman's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 155 mm; 23.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:58 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 6th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Techiman is Capital of Bono East Region in Ghana.

Founded: 1740

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

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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 Techiman reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 about 1°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

How October really feels in Techiman

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Techiman 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 21°	21	3.4	11.6	4.3
Feb	34° / 23°	46	7	11.8	3.2
Mar	33° / 24°	113	16.8	11.9	2.8
Apr	32° / 24°	130	19.2	12.2	2.9
May	31° / 23°	130	20.6	12.3	3.2
Jun	29° / 23°	124	21.1	12.4	3.7
Jul	28° / 22°	110	20.6	12.4	4.3
Aug	28° / 22°	116	20.4	12.2	4.4
Sep	29° / 22°	181	25.5	12	3.4
Oct	30° / 22°	155	23.6	11.8	3.4
Nov	31° / 22°	68	12	11.7	4.2
Dec	32° / 21°	22	4.2	11.6	4.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	21	22	22	23	23	25	26	26	27	28	28	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	43	44	45
Cloudier (%)	79	78	78	77	77	75	74	74	73	72	72	70	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	57	56	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	43	57
30	44	56
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Techiman gets around 155 mm of rain over 23.6 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 75% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	76
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	72
23	71
24	70
25	69
26	68
27	67
28	66
29	65
30	64
31	64

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7
Oppressive (%)	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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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 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 5:59 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:59	5:55
2	11.9	5:59	5:54
3	11.9	5:59	5:54
4	11.9	5:58	5:53
5	11.9	5:58	5:53
6	11.9	5:58	5:52
7	11.9	5:58	5:52
8	11.9	5:58	5:51
9	11.9	5:58	5:51
10	11.9	5:58	5:50
11	11.9	5:58	5:50
12	11.9	5:58	5:49
13	11.8	5:58	5:49
14	11.8	5:58	5:48
15	11.8	5:58	5:48
16	11.8	5:58	5:48
17	11.8	5:58	5:47
18	11.8	5:58	5:47
19	11.8	5:58	5:47
20	11.8	5:58	5:46
21	11.8	5:58	5:46
22	11.8	5:58	5:46
23	11.8	5:58	5:45
24	11.8	5:58	5:45
25	11.8	5:58	5:45
26	11.8	5:59	5:44
27	11.8	5:59	5:44
28	11.8	5:59	5:44
29	11.7	5:59	5:44
30	11.7	5:59	5:44
31	11.7	5:59	5:43

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Techiman

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Sep

Oct

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Is October a good time to visit Techiman?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Techiman.

What to pack for Techiman in October

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

In October, Techiman sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Techiman 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 Techiman peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	13	13	11	11	10	12	13	12	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Techiman 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 Techiman is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	97	103	45	39	23	19	18	17	18	25	34	82
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	97	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	82	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Techiman?

Techiman sits at 7.6°N, 1.9°W, 419 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Wankyi, 24 km away.

Topography around Techiman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Techiman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 410 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Techiman is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

120 m

artificial surfaces 60%

16 km

308 m

trees 66%

80 km

738 m

trees 41%

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← September Techiman year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Wankyi 24 km · Nkoranza 26 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 49 km · Sunyani 51 km · Bechem 56 km · Kintampo 57 km · Nsoatre 62 km · Ejura 68 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

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 Techiman (7.5905°, -1.9395°, elevation 419 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	43	57
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	76
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	72
23	71
24	70
25	69
26	68
27	67
28	66
29	65
30	64
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	43	57
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	76
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	72
23	71
24	70
25	69
26	68
27	67
28	66
29	65
30	64
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	43	57
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	76
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	72
23	71
24	70
25	69
26	68
27	67
28	66
29	65
30	64
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	7	93