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Monthly climate in Kumasi, Ghana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kumasi features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1247 mm (49.1 inches) and receives 196 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kumasi enjoys an average of 3217 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kumasi, Ghana §

The warmest months in Kumasi are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kumasi experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kumasi, Ghana.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kumasi, Ghana §

Kumasi usually has the most precipitation in July, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 174 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kumasi are January, February and December. On average, 24 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kumasi, Ghana.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9 (0.3) 41 (1.6) 99 (3.9) 96 (3.8) 139 (5.5) 137 (5.4) 151 (5.9) 102 (4.0) 211 (8.3) 159 (6.3) 80 (3.2) 24 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 7 18 17 18 23 24 18 26 25 15 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Kumasi, Ghana §

The sunniest months in Kumasi are April, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kumasi: January, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kumasi, Ghana.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 245 272 288 293 295 255 246 245 228 260 287 298
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 46m 11h 53m 12h 4m 12h 15m 12h 24m 12h 29m 12h 27m 12h 18m 12h 8m 11h 57m 11h 48m 11h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Kumasi, Ghana §

Kumasi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kumasi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kumasi, Ghana.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 11 12 14 13 13 12 12 13 12 10 9