Mampong climate — normals and trends
Mampong (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,145 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 (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Mampong averages 0 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 198 rainy days per year.
Mampong has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °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 15.1 °C (on 19 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
MampongAshanti
- coords
- 7.06°, -1.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,145mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
198 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
15.1 °C
19 January 1968
Wettest day
133 mm
10 July 2009
Windiest day
23.9 km/h
29 June 1988
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
19 August 1999
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
2 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
12 July 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 35.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 92 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 79 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 132 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 47 mm | -59 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 110 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 154 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 47 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mampong?
Mampong has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,145 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mampong?
The hottest day measured in Mampong between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2016, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mampong?
The coldest day measured in Mampong between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1968, at 15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mampong?
Almost never: Mampong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mampong warmed?
Yes: Mampong warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mampong?
The wettest day measured in Mampong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2009, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mampong?
The windiest day measured in Mampong between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1988, with winds reaching 23.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mampong?
The warmest month in Mampong is February (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Mampong?
Mampong receives on average 1,145 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mampong?
Mampong gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mampong?
Yes: Mampong has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mampong?
In Mampong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 2 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 9 January 1957.
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