Best time to visit Ghana

Ghana in this dataset covers 2 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 1167 mm in Accra to 1442 mm in Kumasi. The monthly-average temperature swing is 3.8–3.9°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Ghana falls in a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split.

Regional contrasts in Ghana

The hottest peak in the sample is Kumasi in February (28.5°C). The coldest monthly average is Accra in August (24.4°C). Kumasi takes the most rain (1442 mm a year, wettest in October); Accra takes the least (1167 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 28.2°C to 28.5°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Ghana: typical hottest-month average 28.4°C and about 1305 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Accra (January, August, and December); Kumasi (January, August, and December).

Accra in Ghana

Accra sits at 5.56°, -0.20°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. February is the warmest month at 28.2°C (high 30.3°C); August is the coolest at 24.4°C (low 22.8°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 3.8°C.

The monsoon runs from March to July. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, August, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,963,264. The wettest month is June (197 mm, 27 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is January (22 mm).

Kumasi in Ghana

Kumasi sits at 6.69°, -1.62°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. February is the warmest month at 28.5°C (high 34.4°C); July is the coolest at 24.6°C (low 21.1°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 3.9°C.

The monsoon runs from March to July. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, August, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,544,530. The wettest month is October (233 mm, 30 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is January (18 mm).