Kintampo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kintampo?

Kintampo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,344 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kintampo?

The hottest day measured in Kintampo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2020, reaching 40.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kintampo?

The coldest day measured in Kintampo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kintampo?

Almost never: Kintampo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kintampo warmed?

Yes: Kintampo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kintampo?

The wettest day measured in Kintampo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1986, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kintampo?

The windiest day measured in Kintampo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1974, with winds reaching 21.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kintampo?

The warmest month in Kintampo is March (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kintampo?

Kintampo receives on average 1,344 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kintampo?

Kintampo gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kintampo (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,344 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Kintampo averages 0 frost days, 272 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.

Kintampo has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 1 March 2020) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 9 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

KintampoBono East

coords: 8.06°, -1.73°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.4°C

Average daily high

31.9°C

Average daily low

22.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,344mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

3.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

272 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

189 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.0 °C

Average feels-like low

24.8 °C

Average peak gust

29.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

342 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.4 °C

1 March 2020

Coldest day

14.7 °C

9 January 1957

Wettest day

142 mm

23 August 1986

Windiest day

21.5 km/h

17 August 1974

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

6 July 1992

Hottest feels-like

46.3 °C

11 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

10.5 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.1 h

2 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.1 °C18 February 2025	18.0 °C17 December 2025	27.6 °C	916 mm	302
2024	39.5 °C14 February 2024	18.4 °C21 December 2024	27.9 °C	937 mm	307
2023	38.3 °C1 March 2023	18.0 °C3 January 2023	27.6 °C	1,406 mm	311
2022	38.5 °C3 March 2022	18.4 °C12 December 2022	27.1 °C	1,207 mm	289
2021	39.3 °C4 March 2021	19.8 °C25 January 2021	27.8 °C	1,165 mm	319
2020	40.4 °C1 March 2020	16.8 °C4 January 2020	27.7 °C	1,150 mm	299
2019	38.4 °C15 March 2019	18.1 °C26 December 2019	27.6 °C	1,541 mm	306
2018	39.2 °C17 February 2018	16.2 °C12 January 2018	27.1 °C	1,520 mm	308
2017	39.3 °C23 February 2017	18.4 °C23 December 2017	27.6 °C	1,109 mm	302
2016	39.9 °C22 February 2016	18.9 °C12 February 2016	27.6 °C	1,274 mm	305
2015	38.2 °C3 February 2015	16.5 °C14 January 2015	27.1 °C	1,186 mm	315
2014	37.5 °C27 January 2014	17.2 °C28 December 2014	26.9 °C	1,407 mm	301
2013	39.2 °C6 March 2013	16.1 °C7 January 2013	26.9 °C	1,378 mm	297
2012	37.9 °C16 February 2012	16.3 °C18 January 2012	26.8 °C	1,294 mm	281
2011	37.5 °C20 February 2011	16.9 °C31 December 2011	26.9 °C	1,346 mm	303
2010	38.5 °C31 January 2010	16.8 °C13 December 2010	27.4 °C	1,470 mm	304
2009	39.0 °C10 February 2009	17.0 °C24 January 2009	26.9 °C	1,318 mm	306
2008	38.2 °C24 February 2008	16.4 °C8 January 2008	27.0 °C	1,145 mm	308
2007	39.1 °C15 March 2007	16.9 °C5 January 2007	27.0 °C	1,198 mm	296
2006	37.2 °C9 February 2006	17.4 °C28 December 2006	26.8 °C	1,113 mm	281
2005	36.6 °C16 March 2005	16.5 °C21 January 2005	26.8 °C	1,160 mm	267
2004	36.7 °C22 February 2004	18.2 °C12 January 2004	26.6 °C	1,226 mm	270
2003	37.3 °C4 February 2003	14.7 °C9 December 2003	26.8 °C	1,314 mm	276
2002	38.6 °C20 February 2002	15.0 °C28 December 2002	26.7 °C	1,389 mm	277
2001	39.3 °C4 March 2001	17.3 °C22 January 2001	26.8 °C	903 mm	279
2000	38.3 °C6 March 2000	18.1 °C9 December 2000	26.6 °C	1,200 mm	283
1999	36.3 °C17 March 1999	16.9 °C21 December 1999	26.2 °C	1,575 mm	263
1998	38.6 °C3 April 1998	17.1 °C16 December 1998	27.1 °C	1,235 mm	285
1997	38.4 °C21 March 1997	15.8 °C27 December 1997	26.6 °C	1,472 mm	268
1996	35.6 °C11 February 1996	18.4 °C11 January 1996	26.3 °C	1,519 mm	263
1995	37.6 °C22 February 1995	17.7 °C14 January 1995	26.5 °C	1,725 mm	279
1994	37.2 °C20 February 1994	16.9 °C17 January 1994	26.4 °C	1,384 mm	264
1993	37.2 °C12 February 1993	15.7 °C18 January 1993	26.3 °C	1,667 mm	271
1992	37.3 °C22 February 1992	16.5 °C17 January 1992	26.2 °C	1,193 mm	256
1991	36.9 °C22 February 1991	16.2 °C2 January 1991	26.2 °C	1,593 mm	261
1990	39.1 °C28 March 1990	15.6 °C28 December 1990	26.5 °C	1,432 mm	275
1989	38.9 °C27 February 1989	16.7 °C3 January 1989	26.5 °C	1,788 mm	275
1988	38.2 °C5 March 1988	16.3 °C24 December 1988	26.6 °C	1,598 mm	280
1987	37.6 °C5 February 1987	17.8 °C19 December 1987	27.0 °C	1,443 mm	307
1986	37.4 °C23 February 1986	16.9 °C9 December 1986	26.2 °C	1,734 mm	280
1985	37.8 °C8 March 1985	15.8 °C17 December 1985	26.1 °C	1,710 mm	256
1984	38.1 °C20 February 1984	17.3 °C22 December 1984	26.4 °C	1,690 mm	301
1983	40.0 °C20 March 1983	17.9 °C7 January 1983	26.9 °C	1,054 mm	275
1982	38.3 °C5 February 1982	18.1 °C29 December 1982	26.4 °C	1,292 mm	263
1981	37.7 °C28 February 1981	16.3 °C3 January 1981	26.5 °C	1,345 mm	279
1980	36.4 °C31 January 1980	15.7 °C20 December 1980	26.2 °C	1,591 mm	269
1979	36.6 °C9 March 1979	17.7 °C5 December 1979	26.3 °C	1,549 mm	270
1978	36.5 °C6 February 1978	17.0 °C11 December 1978	26.0 °C	1,489 mm	237
1977	37.8 °C15 March 1977	16.2 °C29 December 1977	26.5 °C	1,160 mm	267
1976	36.2 °C31 January 1976	14.8 °C13 December 1976	25.5 °C	1,336 mm	213
1975	35.9 °C3 February 1975	16.4 °C21 February 1975	25.7 °C	1,355 mm	238
1974	37.0 °C27 February 1974	16.8 °C28 November 1974	25.9 °C	1,376 mm	247
1973	39.0 °C12 March 1973	17.1 °C2 December 1973	26.4 °C	1,620 mm	274
1972	36.9 °C6 March 1972	18.7 °C28 January 1972	26.2 °C	1,480 mm	260
1971	36.6 °C7 March 1971	15.9 °C28 December 1971	25.7 °C	1,960 mm	252
1970	37.6 °C18 February 1970	17.4 °C31 January 1970	26.4 °C	1,325 mm	264
1969	38.1 °C13 March 1969	18.5 °C29 January 1969	26.3 °C	1,334 mm	252
1968	36.2 °C21 February 1968	16.1 °C20 January 1968	25.8 °C	2,031 mm	272
1967	37.2 °C9 February 1967	15.9 °C4 January 1967	25.7 °C	1,502 mm	231
1966	38.1 °C26 February 1966	16.2 °C7 January 1966	26.2 °C	1,324 mm	290
1965	36.8 °C7 March 1965	16.1 °C19 December 1965	25.7 °C	1,419 mm	269
1964	37.9 °C23 February 1964	16.6 °C28 November 1964	26.1 °C	1,072 mm	261
1963	37.2 °C18 February 1963	16.1 °C6 December 1963	26.0 °C	1,558 mm	285
1962	38.1 °C11 February 1962	15.7 °C24 January 1962	25.6 °C	1,646 mm	241
1961	37.7 °C18 March 1961	15.2 °C12 December 1961	26.0 °C	1,146 mm	275
1960	37.3 °C9 March 1960	16.8 °C29 December 1960	25.9 °C	1,319 mm	258
1959	37.4 °C11 March 1959	16.4 °C27 January 1959	25.8 °C	1,380 mm	269
1958	36.7 °C14 March 1958	16.6 °C18 February 1958	25.9 °C	982 mm	251
1957	36.5 °C18 February 1957	14.7 °C9 January 1957	25.2 °C	1,648 mm	223
1956	36.9 °C5 February 1956	15.9 °C27 January 1956	25.4 °C	1,243 mm	233
1955	36.5 °C22 February 1955	16.7 °C28 December 1955	25.6 °C	1,195 mm	237
1954	37.5 °C6 March 1954	16.8 °C2 January 1954	25.7 °C	1,166 mm	243
1953	37.0 °C31 March 1953	17.0 °C2 February 1953	26.2 °C	1,002 mm	258
1952	37.3 °C1 March 1952	15.9 °C2 December 1952	25.9 °C	1,161 mm	256
1951	36.8 °C13 March 1951	17.7 °C28 December 1951	25.8 °C	1,364 mm	259
1950	37.1 °C16 March 1950	16.1 °C15 January 1950	25.5 °C	1,227 mm	242
1949	37.1 °C19 February 1949	18.1 °C19 December 1949	25.9 °C	1,412 mm	276
1948	36.9 °C10 February 1948	17.0 °C16 January 1948	25.8 °C	1,068 mm	253
1947	37.1 °C22 February 1947	17.0 °C21 January 1947	26.0 °C	1,158 mm	256
1946	38.9 °C3 March 1946	16.1 °C11 December 1946	25.9 °C	1,044 mm	252
1945	38.3 °C10 April 1945	16.5 °C10 February 1945	26.2 °C	1,080 mm	269
1944	36.4 °C28 February 1944	17.1 °C6 February 1944	25.7 °C	1,396 mm	253
1943	37.5 °C14 March 1943	16.3 °C29 January 1943	25.4 °C	1,012 mm	249
1942	36.7 °C12 February 1942	16.4 °C30 January 1942	25.8 °C	1,204 mm	281
1941	36.5 °C29 March 1941	16.8 °C27 December 1941	25.8 °C	1,396 mm	271
1940	36.4 °C19 February 1940	18.3 °C31 December 1940	25.8 °C	1,109 mm	274

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.1 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

302 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

916 mm

-428 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.3 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-12 mm
Feb	37.1 °C	+2.1 °C	10 mm	-26 mm
Mar	36.3 °C	+1.7 °C	49 mm	-58 mm
Apr	34.8 °C	+1.5 °C	74 mm	-74 mm
May	33.3 °C	+1.1 °C	123 mm	-32 mm
Jun	31.6 °C	+1.3 °C	173 mm	+29 mm
Jul	29.4 °C	+0.6 °C	74 mm	-65 mm
Aug	28.9 °C	+0.3 °C	63 mm	-90 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+1.1 °C	170 mm	-55 mm
Oct	32.2 °C	+1.1 °C	138 mm	-22 mm
Nov	34.1 °C	+1.4 °C	28 mm	-20 mm
Dec	34.1 °C	+1.1 °C	14 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.1 °C

18 Feb 2025

Coldest day

18.0 °C

17 Dec 2025

Wettest day

41.9 mm

8 Oct 2025

Windiest day

19.5 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

45.0 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

9 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.3 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

13 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kintampo?

Kintampo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,344 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kintampo?

The hottest day measured in Kintampo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2020, reaching 40.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kintampo?

The coldest day measured in Kintampo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.7 °C.

Does it snow in Kintampo?

Almost never: Kintampo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kintampo warmed?

Yes: Kintampo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kintampo?

The wettest day measured in Kintampo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1986, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kintampo?

The windiest day measured in Kintampo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1974, with winds reaching 21.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kintampo?

The warmest month in Kintampo is March (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Kintampo?

Kintampo receives on average 1,344 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kintampo?

Kintampo gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kintampo?

Yes: Kintampo has on average 342 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kintampo?

In Kintampo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 11 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 9 January 1957.

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