Kasoa climate — normals and trends
Kasoa (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 902 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kasoa averages 0 frost days, 160 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 202 rainy days per year.
Kasoa has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 4 March 2004) and the coldest 18.2 °C (on 18 August 1943).
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
KasoaCentral
- coords
- 5.53°, -0.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
902mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
160 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
202 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
28.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
34.4 °C
4 March 2004
Coldest day
18.2 °C
18 August 1943
Wettest day
166 mm
10 September 1987
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
16 August 1974
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
18 June 2018
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
10 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.5 °C
4 January 2020
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 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 | 31.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 119 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 138 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 37 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 63 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 110 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 115 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 37 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kasoa?
Kasoa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 902 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kasoa?
The hottest day measured in Kasoa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2004, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kasoa?
The coldest day measured in Kasoa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1943, at 18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kasoa?
Almost never: Kasoa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kasoa warmed?
Yes: Kasoa warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kasoa?
The wettest day measured in Kasoa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1987, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kasoa?
The windiest day measured in Kasoa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kasoa?
The warmest month in Kasoa is March (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kasoa?
Kasoa receives on average 902 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kasoa?
Kasoa gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kasoa?
Yes: Kasoa has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kasoa?
In Kasoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 10 April 2024, and the lowest was 19.5 °C on 4 January 2020.
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