Accra Weather in August
Accra in August
The short of it: Accra in August averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 22° · rain 28 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Accra brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 22°, with about 28 mm of rain over the month. Accra's coldest stretch of the year, 29° by day and 22° by night. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Accra runs about middling and drier than most in August. Osu, 1 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Accra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 33 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsuGreater Accra | 1 km E | 29° | 22° | 28 mm |
| AwoshiGreater Accra | 9 km WNW | 29° | 23° | 33 mm |
| New AchimotaGreater Accra | 10 km NW | 28° | 22° | 35 mm |
| Teshi Old TownGreater Accra | 10 km ENE | 29° | 22° | 29 mm |
| DomeGreater Accra | 11 km NNW | 29° | 23° | 33 mm |
| Medina EstatesGreater Accra | 13 km NNE | 29° | 23° | 32 mm |
| GbaweGreater Accra | 13 km W | 28° | 22° | 32 mm |
| TaifaGreater Accra | 13 km NNW | 28° | 22° | 35 mm |