Salaga climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Salaga?

Salaga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 925 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Salaga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1998, reaching 40.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Salaga?

The coldest day measured in Salaga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1976, at 16.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Salaga?

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

Q: Has the climate of Salaga warmed?

Yes: Salaga warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Salaga?

The wettest day measured in Salaga between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1980, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Salaga?

The windiest day measured in Salaga between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1960, with winds reaching 24.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Salaga?

The warmest month in Salaga is March (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Salaga?

Salaga receives on average 925 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Salaga?

Salaga gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Salaga (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 925 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 (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Salaga averages 0 frost days, 279 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.

Salaga has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 23 March 1998) and the coldest 16.5 °C (on 2 December 1976).

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

SalagaSavannah

coords: 8.55°, -0.52°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.9°C

Average daily high

32.6°C

Average daily low

23.9°C

Annual rainfall

925mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

11.9km/h

Seasonal range

5.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

279 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

138 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.0 °C

Average feels-like low

27.0 °C

Average peak gust

27.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

358 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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

40.8 °C

23 March 1998

Coldest day

16.5 °C

2 December 1976

Wettest day

145 mm

24 July 1980

Windiest day

24.8 km/h

4 April 1960

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

3 March 1983

Hottest feels-like

46.2 °C

29 March 2019

Coldest feels-like

12.5 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.3 °C3 March 2025	20.7 °C5 January 2025	28.8 °C	655 mm	307
2024	39.6 °C11 March 2024	19.7 °C29 December 2024	28.9 °C	857 mm	316
2023	39.5 °C8 March 2023	19.8 °C12 December 2023	28.7 °C	1,231 mm	306
2022	39.0 °C9 March 2022	19.5 °C17 November 2022	28.4 °C	881 mm	279
2021	39.2 °C2 March 2021	21.4 °C30 December 2021	29.1 °C	846 mm	317
2020	39.4 °C7 March 2020	18.7 °C3 January 2020	28.8 °C	751 mm	294
2019	39.9 °C29 March 2019	20.6 °C23 January 2019	28.9 °C	1,269 mm	304
2018	38.9 °C22 February 2018	18.0 °C20 January 2018	28.4 °C	1,380 mm	302
2017	39.9 °C19 March 2017	20.6 °C11 January 2017	29.0 °C	802 mm	303
2016	40.6 °C22 February 2016	20.6 °C13 January 2016	28.8 °C	1,151 mm	306
2015	39.3 °C16 March 2015	19.5 °C8 January 2015	28.7 °C	686 mm	321
2014	38.8 °C8 March 2014	19.4 °C7 January 2014	28.6 °C	819 mm	310
2013	39.0 °C23 February 2013	19.4 °C20 December 2013	28.2 °C	715 mm	298
2012	38.8 °C23 March 2012	18.0 °C18 January 2012	28.3 °C	852 mm	300
2011	38.7 °C9 April 2011	18.5 °C4 December 2011	28.4 °C	756 mm	309
2010	39.1 °C2 April 2010	18.8 °C13 December 2010	28.7 °C	896 mm	313
2009	38.7 °C9 March 2009	17.9 °C3 December 2009	28.3 °C	803 mm	298
2008	38.8 °C26 March 2008	18.6 °C8 January 2008	28.3 °C	1,057 mm	301
2007	38.8 °C6 March 2007	19.3 °C5 January 2007	28.3 °C	1,023 mm	297
2006	39.2 °C27 February 2006	18.2 °C29 November 2006	28.3 °C	770 mm	293
2005	38.9 °C19 March 2005	19.2 °C24 December 2005	28.2 °C	848 mm	270
2004	37.9 °C5 May 2004	20.3 °C1 January 2004	28.1 °C	752 mm	279
2003	39.5 °C18 March 2003	17.4 °C9 December 2003	28.2 °C	1,071 mm	274
2002	39.8 °C24 February 2002	16.5 °C28 December 2002	28.3 °C	857 mm	281
2001	39.5 °C3 March 2001	19.1 °C28 January 2001	28.4 °C	624 mm	291
2000	38.8 °C6 March 2000	19.6 °C20 December 2000	27.9 °C	837 mm	282
1999	39.9 °C17 March 1999	18.1 °C15 December 1999	27.6 °C	1,270 mm	248
1998	40.8 °C23 March 1998	19.0 °C18 December 1998	28.6 °C	1,023 mm	288
1997	38.6 °C11 March 1997	19.3 °C27 December 1997	28.1 °C	867 mm	288
1996	37.7 °C28 January 1996	19.4 °C10 November 1996	28.0 °C	1,120 mm	274
1995	38.4 °C5 March 1995	18.2 °C21 November 1995	27.8 °C	1,188 mm	276
1994	39.7 °C23 March 1994	18.3 °C17 January 1994	27.9 °C	999 mm	281
1993	38.5 °C29 March 1993	18.2 °C18 January 1993	27.8 °C	1,020 mm	281
1992	38.5 °C21 March 1992	18.8 °C5 January 1992	27.6 °C	874 mm	264
1991	39.3 °C24 February 1991	17.8 °C25 December 1991	27.6 °C	1,304 mm	257
1990	38.6 °C28 March 1990	17.4 °C28 December 1990	27.9 °C	1,063 mm	275
1989	39.1 °C4 March 1989	19.6 °C26 December 1989	27.9 °C	1,154 mm	285
1988	39.3 °C5 March 1988	20.0 °C24 December 1988	28.3 °C	1,101 mm	295
1987	40.0 °C7 May 1987	19.6 °C23 December 1987	28.7 °C	969 mm	321
1986	39.9 °C27 April 1986	19.3 °C11 January 1986	27.7 °C	1,063 mm	286
1985	39.7 °C8 March 1985	18.8 °C17 December 1985	27.8 °C	1,209 mm	279
1984	39.0 °C6 March 1984	18.3 °C23 December 1984	28.2 °C	893 mm	315
1983	40.2 °C15 February 1983	20.5 °C7 January 1983	28.7 °C	664 mm	304
1982	39.0 °C28 March 1982	19.0 °C12 January 1982	27.8 °C	885 mm	287
1981	40.0 °C15 April 1981	19.7 °C2 January 1981	28.1 °C	903 mm	287
1980	39.3 °C25 March 1980	18.4 °C20 December 1980	27.9 °C	1,293 mm	290
1979	38.6 °C9 March 1979	18.7 °C19 December 1979	27.6 °C	1,093 mm	266
1978	39.3 °C2 April 1978	19.0 °C11 December 1978	27.6 °C	886 mm	267
1977	39.7 °C12 April 1977	19.4 °C31 December 1977	28.0 °C	869 mm	298
1976	39.2 °C1 April 1976	16.5 °C2 December 1976	27.1 °C	955 mm	251
1975	38.8 °C12 March 1975	17.5 °C18 January 1975	27.2 °C	912 mm	256
1974	38.4 °C27 February 1974	18.2 °C9 December 1974	27.5 °C	835 mm	264
1973	40.0 °C12 March 1973	18.6 °C2 December 1973	27.9 °C	931 mm	289
1972	38.1 °C8 March 1972	18.7 °C18 December 1972	27.5 °C	1,186 mm	268
1971	39.1 °C13 March 1971	18.7 °C28 December 1971	27.3 °C	1,190 mm	267
1970	38.2 °C27 February 1970	18.6 °C4 February 1970	27.7 °C	955 mm	281
1969	39.3 °C16 March 1969	18.4 °C27 November 1969	27.5 °C	1,084 mm	253
1968	38.0 °C27 February 1968	18.7 °C18 January 1968	27.2 °C	1,380 mm	270
1967	38.4 °C15 March 1967	19.0 °C4 January 1967	27.1 °C	943 mm	251
1966	39.4 °C28 March 1966	17.5 °C8 January 1966	27.7 °C	765 mm	291
1965	39.0 °C5 March 1965	18.1 °C20 December 1965	27.6 °C	834 mm	268
1964	39.1 °C9 March 1964	18.9 °C28 November 1964	27.7 °C	649 mm	293
1963	38.2 °C18 February 1963	17.8 °C26 December 1963	27.4 °C	1,088 mm	267
1962	39.1 °C4 March 1962	17.3 °C7 January 1962	27.0 °C	986 mm	225
1961	38.5 °C23 March 1961	17.6 °C14 December 1961	27.5 °C	665 mm	285
1960	38.4 °C13 March 1960	19.2 °C25 November 1960	27.5 °C	1,018 mm	265
1959	39.0 °C10 March 1959	18.6 °C27 January 1959	27.6 °C	847 mm	279
1958	38.8 °C13 March 1958	18.2 °C4 January 1958	27.8 °C	678 mm	279
1957	37.8 °C19 February 1957	17.0 °C9 January 1957	26.5 °C	1,195 mm	200
1956	37.7 °C16 February 1956	18.1 °C7 January 1956	27.1 °C	818 mm	256
1955	37.6 °C18 March 1955	18.6 °C25 December 1955	27.0 °C	859 mm	227
1954	38.8 °C6 March 1954	18.6 °C14 December 1954	27.5 °C	750 mm	255
1953	38.4 °C31 March 1953	18.6 °C2 February 1953	27.6 °C	733 mm	243
1952	38.5 °C4 March 1952	17.0 °C1 December 1952	27.3 °C	909 mm	256
1951	37.4 °C13 March 1951	18.5 °C31 December 1951	27.2 °C	952 mm	260
1950	38.8 °C16 March 1950	18.5 °C28 November 1950	27.0 °C	913 mm	241
1949	38.2 °C19 February 1949	18.8 °C18 December 1949	27.6 °C	868 mm	287
1948	38.1 °C20 March 1948	18.8 °C23 January 1948	27.3 °C	713 mm	275
1947	38.7 °C17 April 1947	18.5 °C22 January 1947	27.6 °C	877 mm	251
1946	38.7 °C10 March 1946	17.4 °C17 December 1946	27.4 °C	669 mm	280
1945	39.2 °C6 April 1945	18.5 °C16 February 1945	27.5 °C	827 mm	266
1944	38.3 °C25 February 1944	18.5 °C13 December 1944	27.5 °C	929 mm	254
1943	39.6 °C1 March 1943	18.1 °C6 January 1943	27.1 °C	809 mm	237
1942	38.7 °C18 March 1942	18.7 °C20 February 1942	27.8 °C	699 mm	285
1941	39.3 °C29 March 1941	19.1 °C25 December 1941	27.8 °C	714 mm	288
1940	37.8 °C21 February 1940	19.5 °C9 February 1940	27.8 °C	527 mm	302

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.4 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

307 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

655 mm

-270 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.3 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Feb	36.7 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	-9 mm
Mar	36.8 °C	+0.6 °C	9 mm	-31 mm
Apr	36.0 °C	+1.1 °C	33 mm	-29 mm
May	33.8 °C	+0.3 °C	74 mm	+3 mm
Jun	31.6 °C	+0.4 °C	70 mm	-17 mm
Jul	29.8 °C	+0.4 °C	100 mm	-38 mm
Aug	28.9 °C	+0.2 °C	78 mm	-97 mm
Sep	30.3 °C	+1.1 °C	182 mm	-23 mm
Oct	31.7 °C	+0.9 °C	97 mm	-10 mm
Nov	34.7 °C	+1.5 °C	9 mm	-9 mm
Dec	35.2 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.3 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest day

20.7 °C

5 Jan 2025

Wettest day

66.7 mm

29 Sep 2025

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

2 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

41.4 km/h

7 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.2 °C

5 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.6 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Salaga?

Salaga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 925 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salaga?

The hottest day measured in Salaga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1998, reaching 40.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Salaga?

The coldest day measured in Salaga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1976, at 16.5 °C.

Does it snow in Salaga?

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

Has the climate of Salaga warmed?

Yes: Salaga warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Salaga?

The wettest day measured in Salaga between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1980, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Salaga?

The windiest day measured in Salaga between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1960, with winds reaching 24.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Salaga?

The warmest month in Salaga is March (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Salaga?

Salaga receives on average 925 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Salaga?

Salaga gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Salaga?

Yes: Salaga has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salaga?

In Salaga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 29 March 2019, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 9 January 1957.

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