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Ghana in June

Avoid month. The wettest month in Accra: street flooding and slow roads.

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Crowds
Low
Ghana
Prices
Low
Ghana

Verdict

AvoidVoykit month rating for Ghana

The wettest month in Accra: street flooding and slow roads.

Is another month better than June?

June is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in June

  • Coast · 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.

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

    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 coastrainy

    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 coastrainy

    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.

  • Accra29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Abease30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 13 rain days
  • Aburi29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days
  • Ada Foah30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ada30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days
  • Adanwomase29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 16 rain days
  • Adenta East30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Aflao29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days
  • Agona30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ahwiaa30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Akwidaa30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 15 rain days
  • Apam30 °C (86 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Axim29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days
  • Bamboi31 °C (88 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 15 rain days
  • Bawku37 °C (99 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bibiani30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bimbilla38 °C (100 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bole30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bolgatanga34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bongo33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days
  • Busua30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Cape Coast29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days
  • Damongo31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Elmina30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Gushegu30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hamile36 °C (97 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ho30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days
  • Jirapa31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days
  • Karaga41 °C (106 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Keta33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Koforidua30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kokrobite32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kpetoe32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kumasi30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 17 rain days
  • Kumbungu33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lawra33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mampong29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nadowli34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days
  • Nakpanduri31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nalerigu37 °C (99 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nandom33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days
  • Navrongo33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nzulezo33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Obuasi29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 17 rain days
  • Paga31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 78 rain days
  • Saboba31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain days
  • Salaga30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 15 rain days
  • Sandema32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Savelugu38 °C (100 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 3 rain days
  • Sekondi-Takoradi28.4 °C (83 °F) / 22.8 °C (73 °F), 17 rain days
  • Shama29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days
  • Sirigu34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Somanya30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Suhum32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 14 rain days
  • Sunyani32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tafi Atome33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tamale32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tatale35 °C (95 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 15 rain days
  • Tema29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tolon31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tongo35 °C (95 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tumu35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days
  • Wa34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days
  • Walewale33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days
  • Wenchi31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Yapei31 °C (88 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 15 rain days
  • Yeji30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days
  • Yendi33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 1 rain days
  • Yunyoo32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zabzugu35 °C (95 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zebilla33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 11 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.

  • Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha

    Moves yearly (lunar)

    Public holidays; big prayers in Accra and the north.

  • Eid al-Fitr check

    Islamic calendar, moves yearly · Accra

    Public holiday; mosques busy.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Ghana
Low
Prices · Ghana
Low

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Jun: Avoid

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Jun: Low

    Jan: Medium

  • Prices

    Jun: Low

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jun: 2

    Jan: 2

June: The wettest month in Accra: street flooding and slow roads.

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 June

Rated best or good this month

  • Ho

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

  • Tafi Atome

    Best months: Jun–Oct

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