Accra, Ghana climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Accra has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 91°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 74°F at night. Precipitation totals about 25 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 6.2 inches while January barely receives 0.30 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Accra climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 90 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 85 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 83 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 90 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 38 | 50 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 38 | 50 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 73 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Kotoka Intl, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.