Agona Swedru climate — normals and trends
Agona Swedru (Ghana) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Agona Swedru averages 0 frost days, 188 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 262 rainy days per year.
Agona Swedru has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 7 February 2020) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 6 January 1992).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Agona SwedruCentral
- coords
- 5.54°, -0.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,316mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
188 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
262 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.5 °C
7 February 2020
Coldest day
17.4 °C
6 January 1992
Wettest day
201 mm
5 June 2014
Windiest day
23.7 km/h
23 July 1953
Strongest gust
49.0 km/h
3 August 1977
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
10 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
17.2 °C
4 January 2020
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 33.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 32.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 70 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 160 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 184 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 44 mm | -66 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 97 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 132 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 134 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Agona Swedru?
Agona Swedru has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Agona Swedru?
The hottest day measured in Agona Swedru between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2020, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Agona Swedru?
The coldest day measured in Agona Swedru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1992, at 17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Agona Swedru?
Almost never: Agona Swedru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Agona Swedru warmed?
Yes: Agona Swedru warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Agona Swedru?
The wettest day measured in Agona Swedru between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2014, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Agona Swedru?
The windiest day measured in Agona Swedru between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1953, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Agona Swedru?
The warmest month in Agona Swedru is March (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Agona Swedru?
Agona Swedru receives on average 1,316 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Agona Swedru?
Agona Swedru gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Agona Swedru?
Yes: Agona Swedru has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Agona Swedru?
In Agona Swedru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 10 April 2024, and the lowest was 17.2 °C on 4 January 2020.
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