Find out When to Visit to Ghana
Ghana is located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo. Ghana enjoys a hot and humid tropical climate year round with average daily temperatures hovering around 30 Celsius (85 Fahrenheit). Most of the country experiences two rainy seasons during the year. The wettest months are May and June, and October. In Tamale, northern Ghana, the weather is a bit drier, and the second rains in October do not always fall. From November to early March, the north of Ghana also experiences the harmattan. A dry hot wind that blows sand from the Sahara desert.
Ghana's coast is actually drier and enjoys more sunshine than areas inland. This includes Accra and some of the major tourist attractions along the Cape Coast, so good (but hot) weather is likely outside of the peak rainy season. Accra is hottest from November to January. Nights do get cooler, especially around the Volta Basin, in the east of the country.
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Scroll down to see what temperatures you can expect in Accra (coastal) and click for average temperatures and rainfall in Tamale (Northern Ghana).
Accra stays warm and humid year round with some humidity off-set by the Atlantic Ocean. There are two rainy seasons that peak in mid June and October. Nights cool down, but stay warm and humid. The weather just inland from the coast is a little more humid and slightly hotter.
Accra's Climate
| Month | Precipitation | Maximum | Minimum | Average Sunlight | ||||
| in | cm | F | C | F | C | Hours | ||
| January | 0.6 | 1.5 | 88 | 31 | 73 | 23 | 7 | |
| February | 1.3 | 3.3 | 88 | 31 | 75 | 24 | 8 | |
| March | 2.2 | 5.6 | 88 | 31 | 75 | 24 | 7 | |
| April | 3.2 | 8.1 | 88 | 31 | 75 | 24 | 7 | |
| May | 5.6 | 14.2 | 88 | 31 | 75 | 24 | 9 | |
| June | 7.0 | 17.8 | 84 | 29 | 73 | 23 | 5 | |
| July | 1.8 | 4.6 | 81 | 27 | 73 | 23 | 5 | |
| August | 0.6 | 1.5 | 81 | 27 | 72 | 22 | 5 | |
| September | 1.4 | 3.6 | 81 | 27 | 73 | 23 | 6 | |
| October | 2.5 | 6.4 | 84 | 29 | 73 | 23 | 7 | |
| November | 1.4 | 3.6 | 88 | 31 | 75 | 24 | 8 | |
| December | 0.9 | 2.3 | 88 | 31 | 75 | 24 | 8 | |
Tamale is located in northern Ghana. Temperatures are quite steady year round, between 23 Celsius at night and 33 Celsius during the day. The main rainy season falls sometime during May - September, it is drier than in the south (Accra). Northern Ghana also has the hot desert winds (harmattan) to contend with, from November - March, that brings a lot of Saharan sand, making conditions dusty.
Today's Weather in Tamale
Tamale's Climate
| Month | Precipitation | Maximum | Minimum | Average Sunlight | ||||
| in | cm | F | C | F | C | Hours | ||
| January | 0.1 | 0.3 | 97 | 36 | 70 | 21 | 8 | |
| February | 0.1 | 0.3 | 99 | 37 | 73 | 23 | 9 | |
| March | 2.1 | 5.3 | 99 | 37 | 75 | 24 | 8 | |
| April | 2.7 | 6.9 | 97 | 36 | 75 | 24 | 8 | |
| May | 4.1 | 10.4 | 91 | 33 | 75 | 24 | 8 | |
| June | 5.6 | 14.2 | 88 | 31 | 72 | 22 | 7 | |
| July | 5.3 | 13.5 | 84 | 29 | 72 | 22 | 5 | |
| August | 7.7 | 19.6 | 84 | 29 | 72 | 22 | 4 | |
| September | 8.9 | 22.6 | 86 | 30 | 72 | 22 | 5 | |
| October | 3.9 | 9.9 | 90 | 32 | 72 | 22 | 8 | |
| November | 0.4 | 1.0 | 93 | 34 | 72 | 22 | 10 | |
| December | 5.3 | 13.5 | 95 | 35 | 68 | 20 | 9 | |
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