Climate averages 1991–2020
Kumasi weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry 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 Kumasi: daytime highs average 31.2°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Obuase (54 km away). In December its highs average 30.5°C, 0.7°C cooler than Kumasi, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Kumasi ranks 14th of 26 for the warmest December highs and joint 11th of 26 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 26 cities is 31.7°C; Kumasi is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 32.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 20 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
Kumasi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 20 | 3.8 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 42 | 8.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 99 | 17.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 103 | 17.9 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.6°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 117 | 20.0 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 130 | 22.2 | 12.513 h |
| July | 27.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 106 | 19.3 | 12.512 h |
| August | 27.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 92 | 17.9 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 141 | 23.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 121 | 21.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 60 | 12.6 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 31.2°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 22 | 4.9 | 11.712 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
- Obuase in DecemberGhana · 54 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Ejura in DecemberGhana · 83 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Sunyani in DecemberGhana · 106 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Techiman in DecemberGhana · 106 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 21.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Twifu Praso in DecemberGhana · 120 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 67 mm rain
- Berekum in DecemberGhana · 136 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Japekrom in DecemberGhana · 162 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Koforidua in DecemberGhana · 165 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 42 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 Kumasi) is explained once on the Kumasi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.