Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 2016-03-02; its coldest fell to 20°C on 1982-08-07.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
33°C2020-01-16
27°C1994-01-25
27°C2024-01-11
21°C2008-01-29
February
33°C2016-02-12
27°C1982-02-23
28°C2020-02-24
23°C2000-02-03
March
34°C2016-03-02
27°C1982-03-30
28°C2024-03-31
23°C1993-03-22
April
33°C2010-04-18
26°C1984-04-24
28°C2024-04-21
24°C1982-04-23
May
32°C1987-05-14
25°C1996-05-31
28°C2024-05-04
24°C1996-05-31
June
30°C2026-06-05
25°C1983-06-29
27°C2024-06-01
22°C1983-06-30
July
28°C1987-07-22
23°C1993-07-30
25°C2023-07-16
21°C1982-07-29
August
29°C1998-08-27
23°C1982-08-06
25°C2021-08-29
20°C1982-08-07
September
29°C1998-09-29
24°C1989-09-20
26°C2023-09-30
21°C1982-09-09
October
30°C1996-10-31
25°C1982-10-08
26°C2023-10-31
22°C1982-10-03
November
31°C1997-11-11
26°C1994-11-05
27°C2019-11-23
23°C1986-11-01
December
32°C1993-12-29
27°C1997-12-14
27°C2019-12-16
23°C1985-12-18

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
33°C2016-02-12
27°C1997-12-14
28°C2020-02-24
21°C2008-01-29
Spring (Mar–May)
34°C2016-03-02
25°C1996-05-31
28°C2024-04-21
23°C1993-03-22
Summer (Jun–Aug)
30°C2026-06-05
23°C1982-08-06
27°C2024-06-01
20°C1982-08-07
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
31°C1997-11-11
24°C1989-09-20
27°C2019-11-23
21°C1982-09-09

All-time records

The most extreme value Accra has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 2016-03-02
Lowest 23°C 1982-08-06

Low

Highest 28°C 2024-04-21
Lowest 20°C 1982-08-07

Feels-like

Highest 49°C 2016-03-02
Lowest 23°C 1982-08-06

Humidity

Highest 25.2 g/m³ 2024-04-19
Lowest 12.3 g/m³ 1983-01-29

Wind

Highest 30 km/h 2022-08-31
Lowest 6 km/h 1986-12-21

Precip

Wettest 110 mm 2023-07-08
Driest 47-day dry spell 1982-12-25

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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