Climate averages 1991–2020
Koforidua weather
in August.
A warm, wet month: the 11th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Koforidua: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 103 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes August a wet month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Atsiaman (45 km away). In August its highs average 27.3°C, 0.5°C cooler than Koforidua, with 58 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Koforidua ranks joint 9th of 26 for the warmest August highs and 15th of 26 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 26 cities is 27.5°C; Koforidua is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 103 mm to 167 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Koforidua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 40 | 8.2 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 60 | 12.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 103 | 19.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.8°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 115 | 21.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 167 | 25.4 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 193 | 25.6 | 12.512 h |
| July | 27.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 132 | 22.0 | 12.412 h |
| August, selected | 27.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 103 | 20.8 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 167 | 25.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 152 | 25.3 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 81 | 18.5 | 11.812 h |
| December | 31.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 42 | 10.2 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Atsiaman in AugustGhana · 45 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 58 mm rain
- Medina Estates in AugustGhana · 49 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 58 mm rain
- Ashaiman in AugustGhana · 50 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 22.9°C · 35 mm rain
- Gbawe in AugustGhana · 58 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Accra in AugustGhana · 60 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 27 mm rain
- Amanfrom in AugustGhana · 64 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Winneba in AugustGhana · 92 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Ho in AugustGhana · 98 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 136 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Koforidua) is explained once on the Koforidua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.