When to go · Kumasi
Kumasi in July
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Jul and Sep–Oct (heaviest rain); the Adae Kese durbar date moves each year, check before booking around it.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Medium
- Ghana overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Ghana overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Jul and Sep–Oct (heaviest rain); the Adae Kese durbar date moves each year, check before booking around it.
Is another month better than July?
July is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in July
- KumasiHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 14 days
- Forest belt and Volta hills, Ghana · 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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ghana overall
- Medium
- Prices · Ghana overall
- Medium
Ghana overall: Rain eases on the coast; diaspora visits and Emancipation Day events at the castles.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kumasi, side by side.
Verdict
Jul: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jul: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Night low
Jul: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Jul: 14
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
Jul: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
Jul: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Jul: 0
Jan: 0
July: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Jul and Sep–Oct (heaviest rain); the Adae Kese durbar date moves each year, check before booking around it.
January: Inside Kumasi's best window: Nov–Mar (dry, less rain).
Kumasi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast