Climate averages 1991–2020
Koforidua weather
in May.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Koforidua: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 167 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes May a wet month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Atsiaman (45 km away). In May its highs average 30.3°C, about as warm as Koforidua, with 108 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Koforidua ranks joint 14th of 26 for the warmest May highs and 22nd of 26 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 26 cities is 31.2°C; Koforidua is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 167 mm to 193 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- Atsiaman in MayGhana · 45 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.7°C · 108 mm rain
- Medina Estates in MayGhana · 49 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.7°C · 108 mm rain
- Ashaiman in MayGhana · 50 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 25.3°C · 92 mm rain
- Gbawe in MayGhana · 58 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 25.0°C · 119 mm rain
- Accra in MayGhana · 60 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 25.2°C · 119 mm rain
- Amanfrom in MayGhana · 64 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 24.9°C · 117 mm rain
- Winneba in MayGhana · 92 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 25.0°C · 152 mm rain
- Ho in MayGhana · 98 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.6°C · 163 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.