Kumasi weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kumasi is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with December close behind. Kumasi averages about 1,964 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 18 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

1,964

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

87/100

Rain / year

1,442 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

2.5M

Elevation

286 m

When is the best time to visit Kumasi?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kumasi is January, then December. The dullest month is May (63/100, 173 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kumasi?

Kumasi gets a moderate 1,964 hours of sunshine a year. January (87/100) is noticeably better than May (63). It ranks #5 of 5 destinations in Ghana for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,134 hours. The year's 1,442 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Accra Ghana · 200 km · best in Jan · 2,134 h sun/yr
• Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire · 305 km · best in Jan · 1,857 h sun/yr
• Lomé Togo · 320 km · best in Jan · 2,104 h sun/yr
• Cotonou Benin · 441 km · best in Jan · 1,921 h sun/yr
• Lagos Nigeria · 543 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr
• Ouagadougou Burkina Faso · 627 km · best in Jan · 3,087 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Sunyani Ghana · 109 km · 1,985 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Sekondi-Takoradi Ghana · 203 km · 2,174 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Tamale Ghana · 326 km · 2,500 h sun/yr · best in Dec

Head-to-head

How Kumasi compares month by month: Kumasi vs Abidjan · Kumasi vs Ouagadougou · Kumasi vs Lomé · Kumasi vs Accra · all comparisons