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Ghana in September

Mixed month. Second rains start; Fetu Afahye festival in Cape Coast (first Saturday — check).

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Ghana
Prices
Low
Ghana

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Ghana

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

Is another month better than September?

September is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in September

  • 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 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 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.

  • Accra28 °C (82 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days
  • Abease30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Aburi29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ada Foah30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ada30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 8 rain days
  • Adanwomase29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 14 rain days
  • Adenta East30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 11 rain days
  • Aflao29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days
  • Agona31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ahwiaa30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days
  • Akwidaa30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Apam30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days
  • Axim29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bamboi31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bawku35 °C (95 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bibiani30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bimbilla35 °C (95 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bole30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bolgatanga33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bongo31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 13 rain days
  • Busua30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cape Coast29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Damongo30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 15 rain days
  • Elmina30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gushegu30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hamile34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ho31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 6 rain days
  • Jirapa31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 6 rain days
  • Karaga41 °C (106 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 10 rain days
  • Keta33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 7 rain days
  • Koforidua31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kokrobite31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kpetoe31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kumasi30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 16 rain days
  • Kumbungu33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 7 rain days
  • Lawra31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mampong29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nadowli33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nakpanduri31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nalerigu34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days
  • Nandom33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 7 rain days
  • Navrongo31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 14 rain days
  • Nzulezo31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain days
  • Obuasi29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 15 rain days
  • Paga28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 233 rain days
  • Saboba31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 13 rain days
  • Salaga30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sandema30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 14 rain days
  • Savelugu34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 4 rain days
  • Sekondi-Takoradi27.6 °C (82 °F) / 21.7 °C (71 °F), 9 rain days
  • Shama28 °C (82 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sirigu31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Somanya29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Suhum31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sunyani31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tafi Atome31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tamale31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 19 rain days
  • Tatale33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tema29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tolon31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tongo35 °C (95 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tumu32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Wa33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days
  • Walewale31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 13 rain days
  • Wenchi31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days
  • Yapei31 °C (88 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 14 rain days
  • Yeji30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days
  • Yendi30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Yunyoo31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 13 rain days
  • Zabzugu32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zebilla31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 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.

  • Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day

    21 Sep

    Public holiday.

  • 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
Low
Prices · Ghana
Low

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Sep: Mixed

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Sep: Low

    Jan: Medium

  • Prices

    Sep: Low

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 2

    Jan: 2

September: Second rains start; Fetu Afahye festival in Cape Coast (first Saturday — 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 September

Rated best or good this month

  • Ho

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

  • Kpetoe

    Best months: Aug–Sep (festival)

  • Tafi Atome

    Best months: Jun–Oct

  • Tolon

    Best months: Aug–Sep (green fields), Oct–Mar (dry, cooler) — check