Climate averages 1991–2020
Wa weather
in August.
A hot, very wet month: the coolest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Wa: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 224 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes August a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jirapa (57 km away). In August its highs average 28.5°C, about as warm as Wa, with 220 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Wa ranks 6th of 26 for the warmest August highs and 24th of 26 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 26 cities is 27.5°C; Wa is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 224 mm to 190 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
Wa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 6.0 | 1.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 26 | 5.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 68 | 11.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 100 | 15.2 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 101 | 16.4 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 160 | 21.8 | 12.613 h |
| August, selected | 28.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 224 | 25.6 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 190 | 23.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 88 | 14.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.512 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
- Jirapa in AugustGhana · 57 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 21.9°C · 220 mm rain
- Houndé in AugustBurkina Faso · 195 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 223 mm rain
- Tamale in AugustGhana · 196 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.4°C · 225 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in AugustGhana · 198 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 211 mm rain
- Bondoukou in AugustIvory Coast · 227 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 142 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in AugustBurkina Faso · 232 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.4°C · 246 mm rain
- Koudougou in AugustBurkina Faso · 244 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 216 mm rain
- Banfora in AugustBurkina Faso · 255 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.8°C · 237 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 Wa) is explained once on the Wa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.