Accra weather in October

October in Accra: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — a gamble, with 23 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Accra🇬🇭 Ghana · Gulf of Guinea · City64
  1. 68Jan
  2. 66Feb
  3. 67Mar
  4. 67Apr
  5. 65May
  6. 63Jun
  7. 70Jul
  8. 74Aug
  9. 67Sep
  10. 64Oct
  11. 69Nov
  12. 68Dec

#11 of 12 months in Accra · #1048 of 1413 destinations to visit in October · comfort 64/100 (tier C)

Days
31°C
Nights
25°C
Wet days
23
Sun
9.8 h
Humidity
85%
Daylight
12 h
Accra, Ghana
Photo: Ana Kenk · Pexels

Traveller notes on Accra in October

Other months in Accra

Forum posters generally name January through March, alongside September through December, as favorable weather windows for Ghana, with the main rainy season running roughly March or April through August. Posters flag the December-January Harmattan winds as a distinct feature of the earlier part of this dry stretch, bringing dry, dusty conditions from the Sahara, though by February that effect should be easing. Posters discussing nearby Cape Coast note a February-March visit felt extremely hot, suggesting heat rather than rain is the more relevant discomfort factor for this window along Ghana's coast. Posters generally rate February as one of the better, drier months to visit Accra, with heat and humidity the main planning consideration rather than rain.
Tripadvisor community · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
August sits at the end of Ghana's rainy season — roughly March or April through August — and the forum's framing is that you will likely get rain at some point on most days, but it is neither constant nor torrential. The record backs the frequency: about sixteen wet days. Temperatures barely move, near 27°C by day and 23 overnight, with humidity the forum puts at 70–80%, and the thermometer drops only three or four degrees around a downpour. You will not be sunbathing much. The dry, dusty harmattan that defines northern Ghana's winter runs December to March — the opposite end of the year entirely.
Tripadvisor community · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Accra climate normals — October

Daytime high31°C / 88°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low25°C / 76°F
Feels like (high)37°C / 99°F
Sea temperature28°C / 83°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall146 mm / 5.7 in🌧 rainy
Rainy days23 days
Humidity85%💦 very humid
Dew point24°C / 76°F
Sunshine9.8 h/day
Daylight12 h
Wind12 km/h / 7 mph
Air quality (US AQI)32🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Accra in October

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Quietschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Best months for Accra's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherAccra's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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Accra in October — FAQ

Is October a good time to visit Accra?
October in Accra: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — a gamble, with 23 rainy days. It ranks #11 of 12 months for Accra on SeasonMap's comfort score (64/100).
What is the weather like in Accra in October?
In October, Accra averages a daily high of 31.3°C and a low of 24.7°C, with about 146 mm of rain over roughly 23.3 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Accra in October?
Accra has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 32 in October.