Kpando climate — normals and trends
Kpando (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,278 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Kpando averages 0 frost days, 182 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 207 rainy days per year.
Kpando has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 21 February 2023) and the coldest 20.2 °C (on 24 July 1954).
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
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- coords
- 7.00°, 0.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
24.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,278mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
182 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
207 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
28.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 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
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
36.8 °C
21 February 2023
Coldest day
20.2 °C
24 July 1954
Wettest day
184 mm
19 July 1979
Windiest day
23.5 km/h
17 February 1956
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
10 July 1953
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
18 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.0 °C
16 December 1985
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 24 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 127 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 158 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 174 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 106 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 222 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 162 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 45 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kpando?
Kpando has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,278 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kpando?
The hottest day measured in Kpando between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2023, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kpando?
The coldest day measured in Kpando between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1954, at 20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kpando?
Almost never: Kpando sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kpando warmed?
Yes: Kpando warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kpando?
The wettest day measured in Kpando between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1979, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kpando?
The windiest day measured in Kpando between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1956, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kpando?
The warmest month in Kpando is February (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kpando?
Kpando receives on average 1,278 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kpando?
Kpando gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kpando?
Yes: Kpando has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kpando?
In Kpando, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was 19.0 °C on 16 December 1985.
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