When to go · Cape Coast

Cape Coast in May

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct (heaviest rain); Dec–Jan is busiest.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 15
Crowds: Low; Ghana overall
Prices: Low; Ghana overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Cape Coast

Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct (heaviest rain); Dec–Jan is busiest.

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Cape CoastHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 15 days
Coast, Ghana · Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Adarainy
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.

Ghana overall: Rains build; Aboakyir deer-hunt festival in Winneba (first weekend of May — check).

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

First month

Second month

May: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct (heaviest rain); Dec–Jan is busiest.

January: Inside Cape Coast's best window: Nov–Mar (dry season, less rain).

Cape Coast: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.