Damongo climate — normals and trends
Damongo (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,035 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Damongo averages 0 frost days, 299 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Damongo has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 11 March 2024) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 2 December 1952).
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
DamongoSavannah
- coords
- 9.08°, -1.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,035mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
299 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
326 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
40.9 °C
11 March 2024
Coldest day
14.1 °C
2 December 1952
Wettest day
141 mm
7 September 1960
Windiest day
21.9 km/h
1 August 1943
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
3 August 1977
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
13 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.7 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
21 July 1959
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 | 34.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 38.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 36.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 65 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 115 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 84 mm | -68 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 101 mm | -91 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 148 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 68 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 35.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 35.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Damongo?
Damongo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,035 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Damongo?
The hottest day measured in Damongo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2024, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Damongo?
The coldest day measured in Damongo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1952, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Damongo?
Almost never: Damongo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Damongo warmed?
Yes: Damongo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Damongo?
The wettest day measured in Damongo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1960, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Damongo?
The windiest day measured in Damongo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1943, with winds reaching 21.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Damongo?
The warmest month in Damongo is March (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Damongo?
Damongo receives on average 1,035 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Damongo?
Damongo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Damongo?
Yes: Damongo has on average 326 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Damongo?
In Damongo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 13 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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