Nkawkaw climate — normals and trends
Nkawkaw (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,292 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Nkawkaw averages 0 frost days, 182 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 224 rainy days per year.
Nkawkaw 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 38.1 °C (on 24 February 2016) and the coldest 14.6 °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
NkawkawEastern
- coords
- 6.55°, -0.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,292mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
182 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
224 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
349 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
38.1 °C
24 February 2016
Coldest day
14.6 °C
20 January 1968
Wettest day
160 mm
10 July 1953
Windiest day
20.3 km/h
16 August 1974
Strongest gust
50.0 km/h
3 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
2 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.5 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
5 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 99 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 158 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 47 mm | -77 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 59 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 138 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 180 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 58 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nkawkaw?
Nkawkaw has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,292 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nkawkaw?
The hottest day measured in Nkawkaw between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2016, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nkawkaw?
The coldest day measured in Nkawkaw between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1968, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Nkawkaw?
Almost never: Nkawkaw sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nkawkaw warmed?
Yes: Nkawkaw warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nkawkaw?
The wettest day measured in Nkawkaw between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1953, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nkawkaw?
The windiest day measured in Nkawkaw between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 20.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nkawkaw?
The warmest month in Nkawkaw is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Nkawkaw?
Nkawkaw receives on average 1,292 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nkawkaw?
Nkawkaw gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nkawkaw?
Yes: Nkawkaw has on average 349 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nkawkaw?
In Nkawkaw, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 2 March 2024, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 9 January 1957.
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