Tepa weather in October

In October, Tepa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 114 mm of rain across 21.6 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 5% 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 Tepa's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tepa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:58 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Tepa is town and district capital in 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 Tepa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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.

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

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.

Tepa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°15311.64.0
Feb35° / 24°386.811.82.8
Mar34° / 24°9015.8122.6
Apr33° / 24°10317.312.12.8
May32° / 24°10418.912.33.2
Jun30° / 23°11220.312.43.6
Jul29° / 22°8517.512.44.4
Aug28° / 22°8816.812.24.6
Sep29° / 23°13022.7123.7
Oct30° / 23°11421.611.83.6
Nov31° / 22°5611.311.74.3
Dec32° / 22°173.811.64.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32476
42476
52575
62575
72674
82773
92773
102872
112872
122971
133070
143169
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313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tepa gets around 114 mm of rain over 21.6 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 69% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
277
377
477
576
676
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875
975
1074
1174
1273
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1472
1571
1670
1769
1868
1968
2067
2166
2265
2364
2464
2563
2662
2760
2859
2958
3057
3156

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
71990
81990
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101990
111990
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1301000
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241981
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282971
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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 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
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126calm
136calm
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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 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 5:59 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:56
211.95:595:55
311.95:595:55
411.95:595:54
511.95:595:54
611.95:595:53
711.95:595:53
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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 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.3Bright
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304.6Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tepa

In seasonPeak

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

Tepa 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 Tepa?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tepa.

What to pack for Tepa in October

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

In October, Tepa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tepa 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 Tepa peaks around April 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tepa 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 Tepa is worst in February — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 1092 µg/m³Aug 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec72Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tepa?

Tepa sits at 7.0°N, 2.2°W, 247 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Bechem, 18 km away.

SunyaniGoasoMimNsoatreBibiani

Topography around Tepa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tepa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Tepa is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
320 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Bechem 18 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 20 km · Atronie 31 km · Sunyani 41 km · Goaso 45 km · Mim 45 km · Nsoatre 55 km · Bibiani 64 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 Tepa (7.006°, -2.1659°, elevation 247 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).