Shama Junction climate — normals and trends
Shama Junction (Ghana) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,375 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shama Junction averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 261 rainy days per year.
Shama Junction 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 32.2 °C (on 25 March 2024) and the coldest 19.7 °C (on 21 August 1946).
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
Shama JunctionWestern
- coords
- 5.02°, -1.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,375mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
261 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
28.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
32.2 °C
25 March 2024
Coldest day
19.7 °C
21 August 1946
Wettest day
188 mm
31 May 2021
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
5 June 2014
Strongest gust
46.8 km/h
5 June 2014
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
7 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.7 °C
9 January 1993
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 April 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 | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 44 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 83 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 208 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 506 mm | +266 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 51 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 133 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 74 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 150 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 87 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 109 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shama Junction?
Shama Junction has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,375 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shama Junction?
The hottest day measured in Shama Junction between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2024, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shama Junction?
The coldest day measured in Shama Junction between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1946, at 19.7 °C.
Does it snow in Shama Junction?
Almost never: Shama Junction sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shama Junction warmed?
Yes: Shama Junction warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shama Junction?
The wettest day measured in Shama Junction between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2021, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shama Junction?
The windiest day measured in Shama Junction between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2014, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shama Junction?
The warmest month in Shama Junction is March (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Shama Junction?
Shama Junction receives on average 1,375 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 261 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shama Junction?
Shama Junction gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shama Junction?
Yes: Shama Junction has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shama Junction?
In Shama Junction, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 7 April 2024, and the lowest was 20.7 °C on 9 January 1993.
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