Besttimetovisit.com.pkClimate of Cape Coast
Cape Coast has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Cape Coast is 29° degrees and there is about 854 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 63 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 31°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 23°C and 27°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 25°C and 30°C
- Rain: it rains 271 days and there is a total of approximately 853 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3181 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between 26°C and 31°C |
| Warmest month: | 31°C in March |
| Coldest month: | 26°C in August |
| Night temperature: | between 23°C and 27°C |
| Sea temperature: | between 25°C and 30°C |
| Dry days: | 94 days |
| Days with rain: | 271 days |
| Days with snow: | 0 days |
| Total rain sum: | 853 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 3181 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Cape Coast.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Cape Coast.
Climate table of Cape Coast
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Cape Coast. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Cape Coast might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 42 | 51 | 47 | 98 | 159 | 74 | 48 | 82 | 107 | 66 | 44 |
| Days with rain | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 18 |
| Dry days | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Cape Coast
The best time to visit Cape Coast in Ghana is from January through May, July through September and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Cape Coast is 31°C in March and the lowest is 26°C in August. The highest water temperature is 30°C and at its coldest the water is 25°C.
Climate of Cape Coast by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Cape Coast? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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