Accra weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇭 Ghana · major coastal city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Accra is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with December and August close behind. Accra averages about 2,134 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,134
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 1,167 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 2.1M
- Elevation
- 61 m
When is the best time to visit Accra?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Accra is January, then December and August. The dullest month is May (64/100, 196 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Accra?
Accra gets a moderate 2,134 hours of sunshine a year. January (87/100) is noticeably better than May (64). It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Ghana for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,134 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 45% of the annual 1,167 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 22 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 44 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 104 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 134 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 196 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 197 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 75 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 91 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 84 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 40 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 73 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 102 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 148 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 64 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 25 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Accra by month
The sea off Accra is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in August at 25°C / 77°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lomé Togo · 169 km · best in Jan · 2,104 h sun/yr
- Kumasi Ghana · 200 km · best in Jan · 1,964 h sun/yr
- Cotonou Benin · 294 km · best in Jan · 1,921 h sun/yr
- Lagos Nigeria · 401 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr
- Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire · 418 km · best in Jan · 1,857 h sun/yr
- Ouagadougou Burkina Faso · 765 km · best in Jan · 3,087 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sekondi-Takoradi Ghana · 195 km · 2,174 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sunyani Ghana · 309 km · 1,985 h sun/yr · best in Dec
Head-to-head
How Accra compares month by month: Accra vs Lagos · Accra vs Abidjan · Accra vs Kumasi · Accra vs Lomé · all comparisons
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