How extreme does Cape Coast's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Cape Coast has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 34 years of daily weather observations (1991–present), from the Saltpond station 23 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Cape Coast has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

103°F Jun 21, 2021

The three most extreme on record

1 103°F Jun 21, 2021recent

2 103°F Feb 14, 2015

3 102°F Mar 11, 2013

❄️ Coldest night

40°F Oct 20, 1997

The three most extreme on record

1 40°F Oct 20, 1997

2 55°F Jul 17, 1999

3 58°F Oct 13, 2024

🌧️ Most rain in one day

8.58 in Sep 26, 2016

The three most extreme on record

1 8.58 in Sep 26, 2016

2 7.48 in Oct 16, 2012

3 7.48 in Aug 18, 2018

In plain terms

Across the record, Cape Coast has reached as high as 103°F and as low as 40°F. A single day has delivered over 9 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Kotoka Intl, a weather station, about 132 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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