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Monthly climate in Shama Junction, Western, Ghana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shama Junction 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 21 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1489 mm (58.6 inches) and receives 271 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shama Junction enjoys an average of 3448 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shama Junction, Western, Ghana §

The warmest months in Shama Junction are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 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 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shama Junction experiences 328 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 Shama Junction, 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 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°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
(78°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shama Junction, Western, Ghana §

Shama Junction usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 222 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shama Junction are January, February and December. On average, 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Shama Junction, 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) 32 (1.3) 53 (2.1) 83 (3.3) 95 (3.8) 209 (8.2) 289 (11.4) 166 (6.5) 70 (2.8) 147 (5.8) 167 (6.6) 113 (4.4) 64 (2.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 17 20 20 28 27 26 21 27 29 25 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Shama Junction, Western, Ghana §

The sunniest months in Shama Junction are April, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shama Junction: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shama Junction, 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 251 277 299 301 290 247 292 296 282 291 303 313
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 51m 11h 57m 12h 4m 12h 12m 12h 19m 12h 23m 12h 21m 12h 15m 12h 7m 11h 59m 11h 53m 11h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Shama Junction, Western, Ghana §

Shama Junction 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 Shama Junction UV Index data.

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