Accra in August

Short dry spell, cooler and cloudy.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated good. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry; Harmattan starts.
• JanuaryGreatDry; Harmattan haze and dust some days.
• FebruaryGreatDry, hot; Harmattan tail.

• AccraHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 6 days
• Coast, Ghana · Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Adafine

  Two rainy seasons: the long one peaks in June, a shorter one in October. July–August is often a cooler, drier spell on the coast.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Homowo festival (Ga people) check

  Late Aug–early Sep, varies · Ga Mashie (Jamestown, Ussher Town), James Town harbour

  Traditional harvest festival: processions, drumming and a ban on loud noise in the weeks before — check the current calendar.

Crowds · Ghana overall

Medium

Prices · Ghana overall

Medium

Ghana overall: The short dry spell in the south; Chale Wote street-art festival and Homowo in Accra (check dates).

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Accra, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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