Prestea climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Prestea?

Prestea has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,849 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prestea?

The hottest day measured in Prestea between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2020, reaching 37.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Prestea?

The coldest day measured in Prestea between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2005, at 15.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Prestea?

Almost never: Prestea sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Prestea warmed?

Yes: Prestea warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Prestea?

The wettest day measured in Prestea between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1940, with 278 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Prestea?

The windiest day measured in Prestea between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 20.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Prestea?

The warmest month in Prestea is February (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Prestea?

Prestea receives on average 1,849 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Prestea?

Prestea gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Prestea (Ghana) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,849 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Prestea averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 287 rainy days per year.

Prestea 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 37.2 °C (on 8 February 2020) and the coldest 15.1 °C (on 11 January 2005).

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

PresteaWestern

coords: 5.43°, -2.14°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.1°C

Average daily high

29.6°C

Average daily low

22.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,849mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

88%

Average peak wind

10.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

162 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

287 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.2 °C

Average feels-like low

26.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

353 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.2 °C

8 February 2020

Coldest day

15.1 °C

11 January 2005

Wettest day

278 mm

16 June 1940

Windiest day

20.6 km/h

16 August 1974

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

9 September 2006

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

22 February 2016

Coldest feels-like

14.3 °C

4 January 2020

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.3 °C7 January 2025	19.4 °C15 July 2025	26.2 °C	1,691 mm	235
2024	36.9 °C15 February 2024	18.5 °C22 December 2024	26.8 °C	1,521 mm	250
2023	35.2 °C21 February 2023	18.1 °C21 December 2023	26.4 °C	1,773 mm	253
2022	35.6 °C1 February 2022	18.3 °C6 August 2022	26.0 °C	1,702 mm	243
2021	33.7 °C22 December 2021	19.3 °C25 July 2021	26.2 °C	1,797 mm	260
2020	37.2 °C8 February 2020	16.1 °C5 January 2020	26.4 °C	1,487 mm	238
2019	34.2 °C16 February 2019	21.3 °C14 July 2019	26.3 °C	1,994 mm	234
2018	34.3 °C10 February 2018	19.1 °C5 August 2018	26.1 °C	1,890 mm	243
2017	34.5 °C30 January 2017	18.7 °C24 December 2017	26.1 °C	1,896 mm	238
2016	36.4 °C6 February 2016	18.0 °C8 January 2016	26.4 °C	1,739 mm	246
2015	34.7 °C2 March 2015	15.9 °C13 January 2015	25.9 °C	1,472 mm	233
2014	33.4 °C19 January 2014	17.2 °C28 December 2014	25.8 °C	2,086 mm	210
2013	35.6 °C5 February 2013	18.4 °C2 January 2013	26.0 °C	1,485 mm	218
2012	34.8 °C14 March 2012	17.5 °C18 January 2012	25.7 °C	1,784 mm	221
2011	34.1 °C8 February 2011	17.7 °C14 January 2011	25.7 °C	1,615 mm	221
2010	34.2 °C6 February 2010	18.9 °C2 August 2010	26.2 °C	1,648 mm	242
2009	33.6 °C26 January 2009	16.3 °C25 January 2009	25.8 °C	1,586 mm	224
2008	36.3 °C23 February 2008	15.8 °C30 January 2008	25.7 °C	1,630 mm	217
2007	35.0 °C23 January 2007	16.5 °C6 January 2007	25.7 °C	1,781 mm	211
2006	33.5 °C22 April 2006	19.2 °C10 August 2006	25.5 °C	1,574 mm	205
2005	33.7 °C23 February 2005	15.1 °C11 January 2005	25.6 °C	1,455 mm	205
2004	34.5 °C7 March 2004	18.5 °C7 February 2004	25.6 °C	1,482 mm	199
2003	33.8 °C24 March 2003	17.8 °C30 December 2003	25.7 °C	1,616 mm	220
2002	34.2 °C5 February 2002	17.2 °C27 December 2002	25.3 °C	1,786 mm	195
2001	33.5 °C18 February 2001	18.0 °C15 February 2001	25.0 °C	1,646 mm	154
2000	35.5 °C10 March 2000	17.3 °C20 August 2000	25.2 °C	1,609 mm	156
1999	33.2 °C6 April 1999	17.4 °C6 August 1999	25.0 °C	1,954 mm	143
1998	36.2 °C1 March 1998	18.5 °C22 January 1998	26.0 °C	1,506 mm	217
1997	33.2 °C20 February 1997	18.2 °C7 July 1997	25.3 °C	1,593 mm	165
1996	32.8 °C29 April 1996	19.3 °C22 July 1996	24.9 °C	1,897 mm	110
1995	34.0 °C22 February 1995	17.4 °C13 January 1995	25.4 °C	1,723 mm	158
1994	32.9 °C25 March 1994	19.1 °C5 January 1994	25.2 °C	1,658 mm	183
1993	33.5 °C5 February 1993	15.4 °C9 January 1993	25.3 °C	1,899 mm	190
1992	33.7 °C16 February 1992	15.3 °C6 January 1992	25.0 °C	1,776 mm	154
1991	33.4 °C24 March 1991	16.5 °C2 January 1991	25.2 °C	1,947 mm	156
1990	34.0 °C12 March 1990	18.3 °C28 December 1990	25.2 °C	1,717 mm	171
1989	34.3 °C1 March 1989	16.5 °C3 January 1989	25.1 °C	2,065 mm	172
1988	34.4 °C25 February 1988	18.1 °C24 December 1988	25.4 °C	2,238 mm	187
1987	33.5 °C31 March 1987	17.8 °C31 December 1987	25.6 °C	2,216 mm	213
1986	34.5 °C24 January 1986	17.1 °C18 January 1986	25.1 °C	1,783 mm	189
1985	34.1 °C12 February 1985	16.8 °C16 December 1985	24.9 °C	2,338 mm	173
1984	33.5 °C25 March 1984	19.0 °C23 December 1984	25.1 °C	2,261 mm	191
1983	35.3 °C3 March 1983	15.8 °C8 January 1983	25.2 °C	1,415 mm	158
1982	33.6 °C19 March 1982	17.6 °C8 January 1982	24.8 °C	1,813 mm	137
1981	33.2 °C14 April 1981	18.8 °C23 August 1981	25.1 °C	1,996 mm	190
1980	32.6 °C15 April 1980	16.4 °C20 December 1980	24.9 °C	2,396 mm	114
1979	32.6 °C21 May 1979	19.1 °C12 December 1979	25.0 °C	2,092 mm	151
1978	32.4 °C24 January 1978	17.8 °C1 August 1978	24.7 °C	2,084 mm	121
1977	33.4 °C27 February 1977	16.1 °C28 December 1977	25.0 °C	1,802 mm	147
1976	32.2 °C31 March 1976	16.4 °C15 January 1976	24.3 °C	1,973 mm	89
1975	33.0 °C31 January 1975	17.1 °C1 January 1975	24.5 °C	1,987 mm	128
1974	33.2 °C19 March 1974	16.0 °C31 December 1974	24.6 °C	2,187 mm	126
1973	34.3 °C23 January 1973	18.9 °C28 November 1973	25.3 °C	2,098 mm	193
1972	32.6 °C3 February 1972	17.4 °C14 August 1972	24.8 °C	2,230 mm	148
1971	32.9 °C3 March 1971	17.3 °C19 August 1971	24.6 °C	2,241 mm	150
1970	33.3 °C20 February 1970	18.6 °C27 July 1970	25.0 °C	2,105 mm	180
1969	33.3 °C9 February 1969	18.7 °C30 July 1969	24.9 °C	2,000 mm	163
1968	32.4 °C3 April 1968	15.9 °C20 January 1968	24.7 °C	2,654 mm	146
1967	32.6 °C16 January 1967	18.2 °C23 July 1967	24.5 °C	2,121 mm	138
1966	33.6 °C18 February 1966	18.7 °C2 January 1966	24.7 °C	1,839 mm	163
1965	32.6 °C10 April 1965	16.8 °C18 January 1965	24.2 °C	2,055 mm	88
1964	34.4 °C11 February 1964	17.5 °C12 August 1964	24.5 °C	1,723 mm	129
1963	32.7 °C12 March 1963	19.8 °C23 September 1963	24.7 °C	1,868 mm	132
1962	34.2 °C10 February 1962	18.5 °C23 August 1962	24.6 °C	1,810 mm	138
1961	34.0 °C5 March 1961	18.3 °C18 August 1961	24.7 °C	1,475 mm	140
1960	33.5 °C12 February 1960	17.7 °C29 December 1960	24.5 °C	1,924 mm	116
1959	32.5 °C14 March 1959	18.9 °C1 January 1959	24.6 °C	1,755 mm	115
1958	32.7 °C16 February 1958	16.5 °C3 August 1958	24.4 °C	1,619 mm	104
1957	31.9 °C14 February 1957	15.7 °C10 January 1957	24.2 °C	2,264 mm	65
1956	31.5 °C4 April 1956	16.2 °C2 August 1956	24.0 °C	1,948 mm	58
1955	32.0 °C21 January 1955	18.1 °C28 December 1955	24.2 °C	1,797 mm	86
1954	32.4 °C9 February 1954	15.9 °C24 July 1954	24.2 °C	1,777 mm	88
1953	32.3 °C30 January 1953	17.3 °C22 September 1953	24.5 °C	1,878 mm	116
1952	33.7 °C4 March 1952	16.9 °C7 August 1952	24.6 °C	1,819 mm	132
1951	32.3 °C13 March 1951	17.2 °C19 August 1951	24.5 °C	1,954 mm	118
1950	34.0 °C17 February 1950	17.6 °C5 August 1950	24.3 °C	1,792 mm	114
1949	32.7 °C25 April 1949	16.1 °C14 August 1949	24.5 °C	1,732 mm	118
1948	33.4 °C20 March 1948	18.8 °C8 August 1948	24.4 °C	1,785 mm	88
1947	32.5 °C30 January 1947	17.8 °C2 January 1947	24.5 °C	2,015 mm	118
1946	34.2 °C14 February 1946	16.2 °C21 August 1946	24.3 °C	1,591 mm	123
1945	33.5 °C14 February 1945	17.8 °C12 August 1945	24.3 °C	1,639 mm	120
1944	32.4 °C4 February 1944	18.6 °C17 July 1944	24.3 °C	1,575 mm	116
1943	32.0 °C27 February 1943	16.3 °C6 September 1943	24.0 °C	1,479 mm	87
1942	32.2 °C30 January 1942	16.7 °C19 July 1942	24.1 °C	1,737 mm	88
1941	31.8 °C14 February 1941	19.5 °C24 November 1941	24.2 °C	2,294 mm	81
1940	31.5 °C21 February 1940	16.9 °C5 August 1940	24.1 °C	2,371 mm	68

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.6 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

235 d/yr

+73

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1691 mm

-158 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.2 °C	+2.4 °C	53 mm	-20 mm
Feb	32.7 °C	+1.2 °C	74 mm	-30 mm
Mar	32.3 °C	+1.0 °C	134 mm	-48 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+0.9 °C	150 mm	-45 mm
May	31.4 °C	+1.4 °C	242 mm	+12 mm
Jun	29.6 °C	+1.3 °C	329 mm	+93 mm
Jul	28.3 °C	+0.9 °C	57 mm	-87 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	-0.2 °C	70 mm	-23 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+1.1 °C	117 mm	-32 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+0.9 °C	198 mm	-4 mm
Nov	31.0 °C	+0.9 °C	162 mm	+7 mm
Dec	30.7 °C	+0.6 °C	105 mm	+19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.3 °C

7 Jan 2025

Coldest day

19.4 °C

15 Jul 2025

Wettest day

64.1 mm

15 Jun 2025

Windiest day

17.7 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

42.5 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

15 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.1 °C

15 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

21 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Prestea?

Prestea has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,849 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prestea?

The hottest day measured in Prestea between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2020, reaching 37.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Prestea?

The coldest day measured in Prestea between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2005, at 15.1 °C.

Does it snow in Prestea?

Almost never: Prestea sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Prestea warmed?

Yes: Prestea warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Prestea?

The wettest day measured in Prestea between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1940, with 278 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Prestea?

The windiest day measured in Prestea between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 20.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Prestea?

The warmest month in Prestea is February (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Prestea?

Prestea receives on average 1,849 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 287 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Prestea?

Prestea gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Prestea?

Yes: Prestea has on average 353 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prestea?

In Prestea, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 22 February 2016, and the lowest was 14.3 °C on 4 January 2020.

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