Today's Weather

The climate of Ghana is tropical, but temperatures vary with season and elevation. Except in the north two rainy seasons occur, from April to July and from September to November.

In the north the rainy season begins in April and lasts until September. Annual rainfall ranges from about 1,100 mm (about 43 in) in the north to about 2,100 mm (about 83 in) in the southeast.

The harmattan, a dry desert wind, blows from the northeast from December to March, lowering the humidity and creating hot days and cool nights in the north. In the south the effects of the harmattan are felt in January. In most areas the highest temperatures occur in March, the lowest in August. 

The average annual temperature is about 26^oC (about 79^oF).

Annual Rainfall: 736.6mm / 29"

		Temp
January: 	27	Sunny skys
Feb		28	---" -
March		28	---" ---
April		28	light rains
May		27	heavy rains
June		26         "
July		25	light rains
August		24	Scattered showers
September	25          "
October		26	Sunny skies
November	27      ---"---
December	28	Sunny skies (dry)

Weather Accra, Ghana
Weather can't be forecast more than a week or so in advance, but weather averages are good indicators of what to expect any month.

Latitude: 5 degrees, 36 minutes north 
Longitude: 0 degrees, 10 minutes east