Akatsi climate — normals and trends
Akatsi (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,229 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Akatsi averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 231 rainy days per year.
Akatsi 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 36.8 °C (on 15 February 1983) and the coldest 16.0 °C (on 3 January 1989).
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
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- coords
- 6.13°, 0.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,229mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
231 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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
36.8 °C
15 February 1983
Coldest day
16.0 °C
3 January 1989
Wettest day
112 mm
28 June 1994
Windiest day
22.3 km/h
16 August 1974
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
17 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
28 February 2020
Coldest feels-like
14.2 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 51 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 120 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 197 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 53 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 38 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 170 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 147 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 77 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 32.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 45 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Akatsi?
Akatsi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,229 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Akatsi?
The hottest day measured in Akatsi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1983, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Akatsi?
The coldest day measured in Akatsi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1989, at 16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Akatsi?
Almost never: Akatsi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Akatsi warmed?
Yes: Akatsi warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Akatsi?
The wettest day measured in Akatsi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1994, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Akatsi?
The windiest day measured in Akatsi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Akatsi?
The warmest month in Akatsi is March (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Akatsi?
Akatsi receives on average 1,229 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 231 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Akatsi?
Akatsi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Akatsi?
Yes: Akatsi has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Akatsi?
In Akatsi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 28 February 2020, and the lowest was 14.2 °C on 8 January 1957.
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