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Best time to visit Ghana

In Accra: July to September — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Accra.

Ghana is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Accra

  1. January: 31 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 23 mm of rain
  2. February: 31 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 34 mm of rain
  3. March: 31 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 51 mm of rain
  4. April: 31 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 70 mm of rain
  5. May: 30 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 112 mm of rain
  6. June: 28 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 161 mm of rain
  7. July: 27 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 78 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 26 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 59 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 27 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 91 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 28 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 97 mm of rain
  11. November: 30 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 52 mm of rain
  12. December: 31 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 30 mm of rain
Warmest
January, 31 °C
Coolest
August, 26 °C
Driest
January, 23 mm
Wettest
June, 161 mm

Kumasi

December to February. Every month in Kumasi averages above 27 °C by day, so the choice here is rain rather than temperature — those are the driest three months in a row.

  1. January: 33 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 22 mm of rain, recommended
  2. February: 34 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 40 mm of rain, recommended
  3. March: 33 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 108 mm of rain
  4. April: 32 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 116 mm of rain
  5. May: 31 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 124 mm of rain
  6. June: 29 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 155 mm of rain
  7. July: 28 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 117 mm of rain
  8. August: 28 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 109 mm of rain
  9. September: 28 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 153 mm of rain
  10. October: 29 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 132 mm of rain
  11. November: 30 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 61 mm of rain
  12. December: 32 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 25 mm of rain, recommended
Warmest
February, 34 °C
Coolest
July, 28 °C
Driest
January, 22 mm
Wettest
June, 155 mm

Cape Coast

July to August — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Cape Coast.

  1. January: 31 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 39 mm of rain
  2. February: 31 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 53 mm of rain
  3. March: 31 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 81 mm of rain
  4. April: 31 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 107 mm of rain
  5. May: 29 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 177 mm of rain
  6. June: 28 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 227 mm of rain
  7. July: 27 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 102 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 27 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 65 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 28 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 107 mm of rain
  10. October: 29 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 138 mm of rain
  11. November: 29 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 87 mm of rain
  12. December: 30 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 50 mm of rain
Warmest
January, 31 °C
Coolest
July, 27 °C
Driest
January, 39 mm
Wettest
June, 227 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Accra

Long-term averages for Accra: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
20253035°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 31 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 23 mm. February: Day 31 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 34 mm. March: Day 31 °C, Night 26 °C, Rain 51 mm. April: Day 31 °C, Night 26 °C, Rain 70 mm. May: Day 30 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 112 mm. June: Day 28 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 161 mm. July: Day 27 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 78 mm. August: Day 26 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 59 mm. September: Day 27 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 91 mm. October: Day 28 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 97 mm. November: Day 30 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 52 mm. December: Day 31 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 30 mm
Show the monthly table
Accra
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January312423
February312534
March312651
April312670
May3025112
June2824161
July272378
August262359
September272391
October282497
November302552
December312530

Kumasi

Long-term averages for Kumasi: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
20253035°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 33 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 22 mm. February: Day 34 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 40 mm. March: Day 33 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 108 mm. April: Day 32 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 116 mm. May: Day 31 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 124 mm. June: Day 29 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 155 mm. July: Day 28 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 117 mm. August: Day 28 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 109 mm. September: Day 28 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 153 mm. October: Day 29 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 132 mm. November: Day 30 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 61 mm. December: Day 32 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 25 mm
Show the monthly table
Kumasi
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January332222
February342440
March3324108
April3224116
May3123124
June2922155
July2822117
August2822109
September2822153
October2922132
November302261
December322225

Cape Coast

Long-term averages for Cape Coast: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
20253035°C0250mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 31 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 39 mm. February: Day 31 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 53 mm. March: Day 31 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 81 mm. April: Day 31 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 107 mm. May: Day 29 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 177 mm. June: Day 28 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 227 mm. July: Day 27 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 102 mm. August: Day 27 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 65 mm. September: Day 28 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 107 mm. October: Day 29 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 138 mm. November: Day 29 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 87 mm. December: Day 30 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 50 mm
Show the monthly table
Cape Coast
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January312439
February312553
March312581
April3125107
May2925177
June2824227
July2723102
August272365
September2823107
October2924138
November292487
December302450

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