Dormaa-Ahenkro climate — normals and trends
Dormaa-Ahenkro (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 986 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 February (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Dormaa-Ahenkro averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Dormaa-Ahenkro has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 1 March 2020) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 28 December 2002).
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
Dormaa-AhenkroBono
- coords
- 7.27°, -2.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
986mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
353 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
39.4 °C
1 March 2020
Coldest day
14.3 °C
28 December 2002
Wettest day
127 mm
10 September 1987
Windiest day
27.4 km/h
29 June 1988
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
29 June 1988
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
15 July 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 24 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 53 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 101 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 106 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 29 mm | -59 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 108 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 135 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 32.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dormaa-Ahenkro?
Dormaa-Ahenkro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 986 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
The hottest day measured in Dormaa-Ahenkro between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2020, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
The coldest day measured in Dormaa-Ahenkro between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2002, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
Almost never: Dormaa-Ahenkro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dormaa-Ahenkro warmed?
Yes: Dormaa-Ahenkro warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
The wettest day measured in Dormaa-Ahenkro between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1987, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
The windiest day measured in Dormaa-Ahenkro between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1988, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
The warmest month in Dormaa-Ahenkro is February (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
Dormaa-Ahenkro receives on average 986 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
Dormaa-Ahenkro gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
Yes: Dormaa-Ahenkro has on average 353 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dormaa-Ahenkro?
In Dormaa-Ahenkro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 16 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 9 January 1957.
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