Nungua climate — normals and trends
Nungua (Ghana) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 753 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 March (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Nungua averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Nungua has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 22 April 2024) and the coldest 20.8 °C (on 10 August 1956).
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
NunguaGreater Accra
- coords
- 5.60°, -0.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
25.3°C
Annual rainfall
753mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
23.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
30.3 °C
22 April 2024
Coldest day
20.8 °C
10 August 1956
Wettest day
176 mm
28 June 1994
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
15 April 1963
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
19 June 2018
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
14 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.6 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 12 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 38 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 122 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 154 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 21 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 90 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 130 mm | +68 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 26 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 34 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nungua?
Nungua has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 753 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nungua?
The hottest day measured in Nungua between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2024, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nungua?
The coldest day measured in Nungua between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1956, at 20.8 °C.
Does it snow in Nungua?
Almost never: Nungua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nungua warmed?
Yes: Nungua warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nungua?
The wettest day measured in Nungua between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1994, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nungua?
The windiest day measured in Nungua between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1963, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nungua?
The warmest month in Nungua is March (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Nungua?
Nungua receives on average 753 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nungua?
Nungua gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nungua?
Yes: Nungua has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nungua?
In Nungua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 14 April 2024, and the lowest was 19.6 °C on 8 January 1957.
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