Climate of Ghana
The climate of Ghana is tropical. The eastern coastal belt is warm and comparatively dry, the south-west corner of Ghana is hot and humid, and the north of Ghana is hot and dry.[1] Ghana is located on the Gulf of Guinea, only a few degrees north of the Equator, giving it a warm climate.[2]
Climatology
The climate of Ghana is tropical and there are two main seasons: the wet and the dry seasons.[3] North Ghana experiences its rainy season from March to November while South Ghana experiences its rainy season from April to mid-November.[3] The tropical climate of Ghana is relatively mild for its latitude.[3] The harmattan, a dry desert wind, blows in north-east Ghana from December to March, lowering the humidity and causing hot days and cool nights in northern part of Ghana.[3] Average temperatures range from 21°C to 28°C (70 to 82°F) with a relative humidity between 77 percent and 85 percent.[4] In the northern part of Ghana, there are two rainy seasons: April through June and September through November.[4] Squalls occur in the northern part of Ghana during March and April, followed by occasional rain until August and September, when the rainfall reaches its peak.[4] Rainfall ranges from 78 to 216 centimeters (31 to 85 inches) a year.[4]
| Climate data for Ghana | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
17 (63) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
17 (63) |
15 (59) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16 (0.63) |
37 (1.46) |
73 (2.87) |
82 (3.23) |
145 (5.71) |
193 (7.6) |
49 (1.93) |
16 (0.63) |
40 (1.57) |
80 (3.15) |
38 (1.5) |
18 (0.71) |
787 (30.99) |
| Average rainy days | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 77 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 85 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214 | 204 | 223 | 213 | 211 | 144 | 142 | 155 | 171 | 220 | 240 | 235 | 2,372 |
| Source: Climatemps.com[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Ghana high plains". photius.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ghana: Geography Physical". photius.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013., "Ghana: Location and Size". photius.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "UNDP Climate Change Country Profile: Ghana". ncsp.undp.org. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ghana – Weather Averages". Retrieved 1 June 2013.