Accra in September

Minor rains begin.

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

September is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

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

• AccraHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 8 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

Low

Prices · Ghana overall

Low

Ghana overall: Second rains start; Fetu Afahye festival in Cape Coast (first Saturday — check).

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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