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Monthly climate in Prestea, Western, Ghana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Prestea features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1899 mm (74.7 inches) and receives 286 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Prestea enjoys an average of 3227 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 48 minutes to 12 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Prestea, Western, Ghana §

The warmest months in Prestea are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Prestea 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 Prestea, Western, 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
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°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)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°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
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Prestea, Western, Ghana §

Prestea usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 29 rainy days and 243 mm (9.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Prestea are January, February and December. On average, 61 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Prestea, Western, 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) 42 (1.6) 73 (2.9) 173 (6.8) 158 (6.2) 224 (8.8) 281 (11.1) 195 (7.7) 97 (3.8) 199 (7.8) 223 (8.8) 164 (6.5) 69 (2.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 19 24 25 28 29 27 23 29 30 25 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Prestea, Western, Ghana §

The sunniest months in Prestea are April, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Prestea: January, June and September receive an average of 7 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Prestea, Western, 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 243 270 282 283 276 234 260 271 246 261 292 304
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 49m 11h 56m 12h 4m 12h 13m 12h 21m 12h 24m 12h 23m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 51m 11h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Prestea, Western, Ghana §

Prestea 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 Prestea UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Prestea, Western, 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 12 12 14 13 12 11 12 13 12 10 9