Koforidua climate — normals and trends
Koforidua (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,405 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Koforidua averages 0 frost days, 177 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 245 rainy days per year.
Koforidua 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 36.7 °C (on 29 February 2020) and the coldest 15.6 °C (on 3 January 1989).
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
KoforiduaEastern
- coords
- 6.09°, -0.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,405mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
177 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
245 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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
36.7 °C
29 February 2020
Coldest day
15.6 °C
3 January 1989
Wettest day
116 mm
17 August 2023
Windiest day
21.6 km/h
23 August 1976
Strongest gust
47.9 km/h
18 June 2018
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
2 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
15.3 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 69 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 83 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 108 mm | -61 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 177 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 46 mm | -85 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 69 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 163 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 173 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 84 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 80 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Koforidua?
Koforidua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,405 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Koforidua?
The hottest day measured in Koforidua between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Koforidua?
The coldest day measured in Koforidua between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1989, at 15.6 °C.
Does it snow in Koforidua?
Almost never: Koforidua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Koforidua warmed?
Yes: Koforidua warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Koforidua?
The wettest day measured in Koforidua between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2023, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Koforidua?
The windiest day measured in Koforidua between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1976, with winds reaching 21.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Koforidua?
The warmest month in Koforidua is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Koforidua?
Koforidua receives on average 1,405 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 245 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Koforidua?
Koforidua gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Koforidua?
Yes: Koforidua has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Koforidua?
In Koforidua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 2 April 2010, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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