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Monthly climate in Dome, Greater Accra, Ghana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dome features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1090 mm (42.9 inches) and receives 202 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dome enjoys an average of 3595 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dome, Greater Accra, Ghana §

The warmest months in Dome are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dome 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 Dome, Greater Accra, 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 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(93°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°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
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dome, Greater Accra, Ghana §

Dome usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 23 rainy days and 158 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dome are January, February and December. On average, 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dome, Greater Accra, 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) 18 (0.7) 43 (1.7) 65 (2.5) 68 (2.7) 114 (4.5) 158 (6.2) 134 (5.3) 72 (2.8) 156 (6.1) 161 (6.3) 71 (2.8) 32 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 10 16 13 20 22 22 17 23 26 18 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Dome, Greater Accra, Ghana §

The sunniest months in Dome are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dome: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dome, Greater Accra, 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 255 282 312 311 308 271 308 316 293 306 309 318
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 48m 11h 55m 12h 4m 12h 14m 12h 22m 12h 26m 12h 24m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 50m 11h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Dome, Greater Accra, Ghana §

Dome experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 Dome UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dome, Greater Accra, 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 12 11 12 12 12 10 9