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Ghana in May

Mixed month. Rains build; Aboakyir deer-hunt festival in Winneba (first weekend of May — check).

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Ghana
Prices
Low
Ghana

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Ghana

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

Is another month better than May?

May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in May

  • 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.

  • Accra31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 11 rain days
  • Abease32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain days
  • Aburi31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ada Foah32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ada32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 7 rain days
  • Adanwomase31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days
  • Adenta East32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 8 rain days
  • Aflao31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Agona32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ahwiaa32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days
  • Akwidaa31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Apam31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Axim31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 14 rain days
  • Bamboi32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bawku38 °C (100 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bibiani32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bimbilla38 °C (100 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bole32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days
  • Bolgatanga35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bongo37 °C (99 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 7 rain days
  • Busua32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cape Coast31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain days
  • Damongo34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Elmina32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gushegu31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hamile38 °C (100 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ho32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 7 rain days
  • Jirapa33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days
  • Karaga40 °C (104 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 8 rain days
  • Keta33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 6 rain days
  • Koforidua31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kokrobite33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kpetoe33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kumasi32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kumbungu34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 7 rain days
  • Lawra34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days
  • Mampong31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nadowli35 °C (95 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 5 rain days
  • Nakpanduri32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 8 rain days
  • Nalerigu36 °C (97 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nandom35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 6 rain days
  • Navrongo37 °C (99 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nzulezo34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days
  • Obuasi31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days
  • Paga37 °C (99 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 86 rain days
  • Saboba33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days
  • Salaga32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sandema35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Savelugu38 °C (100 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 1 rain days
  • Sekondi-Takoradi30.2 °C (86 °F) / 23.1 °C (74 °F), 14 rain days
  • Shama31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sirigu37 °C (99 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 7 rain days
  • Somanya30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Suhum33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sunyani33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tafi Atome34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tamale35 °C (95 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tatale36 °C (97 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tema31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tolon33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tongo35 °C (95 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tumu36 °C (97 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Wa35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 7 rain days
  • Walewale36 °C (97 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days
  • Wenchi33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days
  • Yapei33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Yeji32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yendi34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Yunyoo35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zabzugu36 °C (97 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zebilla36 °C (97 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 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.

  • May Day

    1 May

    Public holiday.

  • 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

    May: Mixed

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    May: Low

    Jan: Medium

  • Prices

    May: Low

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    May: 3

    Jan: 2

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

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 May

Better another month

  • Accra

    Heavy rain and flooded streets.