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Ghana in August

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

Key facts

Verdict
Good
Crowds
Medium
Ghana
Prices
Medium
Ghana

Verdict

GoodVoykit month rating for Ghana

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

Is another month better than August?

August is rated good. These months rate higher:

Weather in August

  • Coast · 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.

  • Forest belt and Volta hills · Kumasi, Kakum, Ho, Wli, Lake Voltafine

    Wetter and greener than the coast; forest trails turn to mud in the rains and waterfalls are strongest Jun–Oct.

  • Northern savanna · Tamale, Mole, Bolgatanga, Warainy

    One rainy season (May–Oct). Mole's game gathers at waterholes Jan–Apr; March–April tops 40 °C (104 °F) and Harmattan dust dims December–February.

  • Ashanti-Kwahu: Kumasi and the forest belt · Ashanti lowlandsrainy

    Two wet spells, roughly March–July and September–October; the heaviest rain falls in June.

  • Ashanti-Kwahu: Kwahu Plateau · Eastern scarp around Koforidua and Mpraesorainy

    Cooler and mistier than Kumasi; the paragliding festival is tied to the Easter period — check dates.

  • Ghanaian Coastal Plain: Accra and the east coast · Greater Accra coastfine

    Major rainy season April–June, minor around September–October; humidity stays high year-round.

  • Ghanaian Coastal Plain: Cape Coast and the west · Central and Western coastfine

    The wettest stretch of the Ghanaian coast; showers are possible in almost any month.

  • Ghanaian Northern Plains: Northern plains (Tamale, Bolgatanga, Wa) · Inland savannah, baobab countryrainy

    One rainy season and a long dry season; exact dates, peak temperatures and harmattan haze are check. The dry months are also the usual game-viewing window at Mole.

  • Volta Basin: Volta Basin (Ho, Hohoe, lake shore) · Eastern Ghana, lake and hillsrainy

    The south of the basin follows the coastal pattern: main rains roughly April–July with a shorter wet spell around September–October. The far north of the basin is single-season: rains June–October, dry and dusty harmattan December–February. Falls run strongest June–October; hiking is best November–February.

  • Accra27 °C (81 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 6 rain days
  • Abease29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days
  • Aburi28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ada Foah29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days
  • Ada29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days
  • Adanwomase28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 10 rain days
  • Adenta East29 °C (84 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Aflao28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 8 rain days
  • Agona30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ahwiaa29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Akwidaa30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 16 rain days
  • Apam29 °C (84 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Axim28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bamboi30 °C (86 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 16 rain days
  • Bawku36 °C (97 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Bibiani29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 13 rain days
  • Bimbilla37 °C (99 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bole29 °C (84 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bolgatanga33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bongo30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 15 rain days
  • Busua29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days
  • Cape Coast28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days
  • Damongo29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 16 rain days
  • Elmina29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days
  • Gushegu29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days
  • Hamile35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 13 rain days
  • Ho30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days
  • Jirapa30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days
  • Karaga42 °C (108 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 13 rain days
  • Keta33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Koforidua30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kokrobite31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 14 rain days
  • Kpetoe31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kumasi28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kumbungu32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lawra31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Mampong28 °C (82 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nadowli33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain days
  • Nakpanduri30 °C (86 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days
  • Nalerigu35 °C (95 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days
  • Nandom31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days
  • Navrongo30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 16 rain days
  • Nzulezo32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days
  • Obuasi28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 12 rain days
  • Paga25 °C (77 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 210 rain days
  • Saboba30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 13 rain days
  • Salaga29 °C (84 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 15 rain days
  • Sandema29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 16 rain days
  • Savelugu36 °C (97 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sekondi-Takoradi26.8 °C (80 °F) / 21.1 °C (70 °F), 8 rain days
  • Shama27 °C (81 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sirigu30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 14 rain days
  • Somanya28 °C (82 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 8 rain days
  • Suhum31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 14 rain days
  • Sunyani31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tafi Atome32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tamale30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days
  • Tatale34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days
  • Tema28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tolon30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tongo35 °C (95 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tumu33 °C (91 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days
  • Wa33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 6 rain days
  • Walewale30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 14 rain days
  • Wenchi30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yapei30 °C (86 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 16 rain days
  • Yeji29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yendi31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 2 rain days
  • Yunyoo30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 16 rain days
  • Zabzugu33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days
  • Zebilla30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 16 rain days

Festivals and holidays

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.

  • Founders' Day

    4 Aug

    Public holiday.

  • Homowo and Chale Wote

    Aug (check)

    Ga harvest festival and the street-art festival in Jamestown; crowds and road closures.

  • Homowo festival (Ga people) check

    Late Aug–early Sep, varies · Accra

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

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Ghana
Medium
Prices · Ghana
Medium

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Aug: Good

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Aug: Medium

    Jan: Medium

  • Prices

    Aug: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 3

    Jan: 2

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

January: Dry with Harmattan haze; the holiday crowds leave after the first week. Good month for Mole.

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

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Where to go in August

Rated best or good this month

  • Accra

    Short dry spell, cooler and cloudy.

  • Aburi

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Adanwomase

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Adenta East

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Aflao

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Axim

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Elmina

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Ho

    Best months: Nov–Mar (dry season), Jun–Oct for waterfalls

  • Koforidua

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Kpetoe

    Best months: Aug–Sep (festival)

  • Mampong

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Obuasi

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug