Climate averages 1991–2020
Koforidua weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Koforidua: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 22.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Atsiaman (45 km away). In December its highs average 31.1°C, about as warm as Koforidua, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Koforidua ranks 13th of 26 for the warmest December highs and 23rd of 26 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 26 cities is 31.7°C; Koforidua is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 42 mm to 40 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Atsiaman in DecemberGhana · 45 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Medina Estates in DecemberGhana · 49 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 32 mm rain
- Ashaiman in DecemberGhana · 50 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 25.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Gbawe in DecemberGhana · 58 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 24.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Accra in DecemberGhana · 60 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Amanfrom in DecemberGhana · 64 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Winneba in DecemberGhana · 92 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Ho in DecemberGhana · 98 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 33 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.