Konongo climate — normals and trends
Konongo (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,027 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Konongo averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Konongo 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 39.1 °C (on 24 February 2016) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 20 January 1968).
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
KonongoAshanti
- coords
- 6.62°, -1.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,027mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
202 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
39.1 °C
24 February 2016
Coldest day
15.3 °C
20 January 1968
Wettest day
165 mm
10 July 2009
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
18 August 1956
Strongest gust
50.8 km/h
19 August 1999
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
12 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.6 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 34.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 33.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 72 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 96 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 117 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 48 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 53 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 118 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 137 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 39 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 22 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Konongo?
Konongo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,027 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Konongo?
The hottest day measured in Konongo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2016, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Konongo?
The coldest day measured in Konongo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1968, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Konongo?
Almost never: Konongo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Konongo warmed?
Yes: Konongo warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Konongo?
The wettest day measured in Konongo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2009, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Konongo?
The windiest day measured in Konongo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1956, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Konongo?
The warmest month in Konongo is February (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Konongo?
Konongo receives on average 1,027 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Konongo?
Konongo gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Konongo?
Yes: Konongo has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Konongo?
In Konongo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 12 February 2024, and the lowest was 12.6 °C on 9 January 1957.
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