Yegyi weather in October

In October, Yegyi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 96 mm of rain across 14.4 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 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Yegyi's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yegyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Yegyi is capital town of Pru East in Bono East 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical October day in Yegyi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°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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How October really feels in Yegyi

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.

Yegyi 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°30.611.63.7
Feb36° / 25°11211.72.4
Mar37° / 26°295.811.91.9
Apr35° / 26°5810.412.22.2
May34° / 25°8413.312.42.7
Jun32° / 25°8715.312.53.5
Jul30° / 24°13619.712.43.7
Aug29° / 24°16020.912.33.8
Sep30° / 24°18723.1123.3
Oct32° / 24°9614.411.83.7
Nov34° / 24°152.511.63.6
Dec34° / 23°20.511.53.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43367
53367
63466
73763
83862
93961
103961
114159
124258
134456
144555
154951
165050
175149
185347
195545
205545
215743
225842
235941
246040
256040
266139
276238
286238
296436
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Yegyi gets around 96 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
366
465
564
662
761
859
958
1056
1154
1252
1350
1448
1546
1644
1743
1841
1940
2038
2137
2236
2335
2433
2532
2631
2730
2828
2927
3026
3124

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105941
205842
305842
405743
505743
605644
705545
805545
905446
1005446
1105446
1205446
1305545
1405545
1505545
1605644
1705743
1805842
1905941
2006040
2106238
2216336
2316435
2416633
2516831
2626929
2727028
2837126
2937324
3047323
3157421

Wind in October

Winds average 7 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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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 5:54 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)
111.95:545:49
211.95:545:49
311.95:545:48
411.95:535:48
511.95:535:47
611.95:535:47
711.95:535:46
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3111.75:555:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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185.3Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Yegyi

In seasonPeak

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

Yegyi's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Yegyi 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 Yegyi?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yegyi.

What to pack for Yegyi in October

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

In October, Yegyi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yegyi 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 Yegyi peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Yegyi 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 Yegyi 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 Yegyi?

Yegyi sits at 8.2°N, 0.6°W, 103 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Salaga, 39 km away.

AtebubuDambaiBimbilaKintampoEjuraTamaleNkoranza

Topography around Yegyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yegyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Yegyi is covered by water (38%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, water (44%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
186 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Salaga 39 km · Atebubu 64 km · Dambai 93 km · Bimbila 105 km · Kintampo 121 km · Ejura 122 km · Tamale 132 km · Nkoranza 138 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 Yegyi (8.2254°, -0.6489°, elevation 103 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).