Ghana

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Ghana • ACCRA • KUMASI • TAKORADI

Official name: Republic of Ghana Capital: Accra Area: total: 239,460 sq km land: 230,940 sq km water: 8,520 sq km Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo Geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 2 00 W Comparative Area: slightly smaller than Oregon Land boundaries: total: 2,094 km border countries: Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km Coastline: 539 km Terrain: mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Afadjato 880 m

Map of Ghana