Dunkwa-on-Offin climate — normals and trends
Dunkwa-on-Offin (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,186 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dunkwa-on-Offin averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 225 rainy days per year.
Dunkwa-on-Offin has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 6 February 2016) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 10 January 1957).
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
Dunkwa-on-OffinCentral
- coords
- 5.96°, -1.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,186mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
225 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
38.3 °C
6 February 2016
Coldest day
16.1 °C
10 January 1957
Wettest day
109 mm
24 October 1998
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
23 August 1976
Strongest gust
49.0 km/h
17 February 2013
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
12 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.7 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 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 | 34.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 33.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 87 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 146 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 184 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | -69 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 63 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 100 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 131 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 40 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dunkwa-on-Offin?
Dunkwa-on-Offin has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,186 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
The hottest day measured in Dunkwa-on-Offin between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2016, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
The coldest day measured in Dunkwa-on-Offin between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1957, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
Almost never: Dunkwa-on-Offin sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dunkwa-on-Offin warmed?
Yes: Dunkwa-on-Offin warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
The wettest day measured in Dunkwa-on-Offin between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1998, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
The windiest day measured in Dunkwa-on-Offin between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1976, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
The warmest month in Dunkwa-on-Offin is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
Dunkwa-on-Offin receives on average 1,186 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
Dunkwa-on-Offin gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
Yes: Dunkwa-on-Offin has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dunkwa-on-Offin?
In Dunkwa-on-Offin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 12 February 2024, and the lowest was 13.7 °C on 8 January 1957.
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