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Monthly climate in Foso, Central, Ghana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Foso features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1684 mm (66.3 inches) and receives 257 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Foso enjoys an average of 3412 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 47 minutes to 12 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Foso, Central, Ghana §

The warmest months in Foso are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °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, Foso 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 Foso, Central, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(93°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°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)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°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
(71°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Foso, Central, Ghana §

Foso usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 232 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Foso are January, February and December. On average, 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Foso, Central, 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) 26 (1.0) 53 (2.1) 129 (5.1) 143 (5.6) 207 (8.1) 253 (9.9) 166 (6.5) 96 (3.8) 214 (8.4) 230 (9.0) 127 (5.0) 42 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 13 22 22 26 27 26 22 27 29 24 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Foso, Central, Ghana §

The sunniest months in Foso are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Foso: January, June and September receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Foso, Central, 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 246 273 299 301 294 250 286 291 272 288 298 308
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 49m 11h 55m 12h 4m 12h 14m 12h 22m 12h 25m 12h 23m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 50m 11h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Foso, Central, Ghana §

Foso 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.July, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Foso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Foso, Central, 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) 11 11 12 14 13 12 11 12 13 12 10 9