Esim climate — normals and trends
Esim (Ghana) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,565 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Esim averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 275 rainy days per year.
Esim has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 17 March 2024) and the coldest 21.7 °C (on 5 August 1956).
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
EsimWestern
- coords
- 4.87°, -2.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,565mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
275 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
31.0 °C
17 March 2024
Coldest day
21.7 °C
5 August 1956
Wettest day
233 mm
24 October 2023
Windiest day
30.9 km/h
9 June 1955
Strongest gust
46.8 km/h
9 June 1955
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
18 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
22.0 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 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 | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 69 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 86 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 128 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 250 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 456 mm | +180 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 100 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 162 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 84 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 124 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Esim?
Esim has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,565 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esim?
The hottest day measured in Esim between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2024, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Esim?
The coldest day measured in Esim between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1956, at 21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Esim?
Almost never: Esim sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Esim warmed?
Yes: Esim warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Esim?
The wettest day measured in Esim between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2023, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Esim?
The windiest day measured in Esim between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1955, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Esim?
The warmest month in Esim is March (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Esim?
Esim receives on average 1,565 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 275 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Esim?
Esim gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Esim?
Yes: Esim has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Esim?
In Esim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 18 April 2010, and the lowest was 22.0 °C on 8 January 1957.
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