Yeji climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Yeji?

Yeji has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 825 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Yeji between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1998, reaching 40.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Yeji?

The coldest day measured in Yeji between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2002, at 17.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Yeji?

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

Q: Has the climate of Yeji warmed?

Yes: Yeji warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Yeji?

The wettest day measured in Yeji between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2023, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Yeji?

The windiest day measured in Yeji between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2023, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Yeji?

The warmest month in Yeji is March (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Yeji?

Yeji receives on average 825 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Yeji?

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

Yeji (Ghana) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 825 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 (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Yeji averages 0 frost days, 294 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.

Yeji has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 3 April 1998) and the coldest 17.6 °C (on 28 December 2002).

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

YejiBono East

coords: 8.23°, -0.65°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

28.2°C

Average daily high

32.9°C

Average daily low

24.1°C

Annual rainfall

825mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

12.3km/h

Seasonal range

4.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

294 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

131 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.2 °C

Average feels-like low

27.4 °C

Average peak gust

26.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

363 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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

40.6 °C

3 April 1998

Coldest day

17.6 °C

28 December 2002

Wettest day

146 mm

10 July 2023

Windiest day

25.2 km/h

12 March 2023

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

5 March 1993

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

9 April 1998

Coldest feels-like

14.6 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.1 °C12 March 2025	21.2 °C20 January 2025	29.2 °C	550 mm	323
2024	40.0 °C11 March 2024	21.3 °C17 December 2024	29.4 °C	688 mm	336
2023	40.0 °C8 March 2023	20.6 °C18 January 2023	29.0 °C	1,113 mm	314
2022	39.0 °C3 March 2022	21.3 °C27 January 2022	28.8 °C	669 mm	303
2021	39.4 °C9 February 2021	21.9 °C27 June 2021	29.5 °C	915 mm	328
2020	40.5 °C29 February 2020	19.6 °C3 January 2020	29.1 °C	759 mm	321
2019	40.2 °C29 March 2019	20.5 °C26 December 2019	29.2 °C	1,187 mm	324
2018	39.8 °C5 February 2018	19.3 °C20 January 2018	28.7 °C	1,171 mm	315
2017	40.5 °C19 March 2017	21.1 °C10 January 2017	29.3 °C	789 mm	312
2016	40.4 °C10 March 2016	21.5 °C12 February 2016	29.1 °C	1,018 mm	316
2015	39.2 °C15 March 2015	19.7 °C14 January 2015	28.9 °C	651 mm	338
2014	39.3 °C18 March 2014	21.0 °C5 January 2014	28.7 °C	793 mm	314
2013	39.5 °C23 February 2013	20.3 °C7 January 2013	28.5 °C	720 mm	317
2012	39.6 °C1 April 2012	18.0 °C18 January 2012	28.4 °C	811 mm	310
2011	38.7 °C9 April 2011	20.0 °C17 December 2011	28.6 °C	820 mm	322
2010	39.6 °C8 April 2010	20.7 °C13 December 2010	29.0 °C	895 mm	327
2009	38.8 °C7 February 2009	20.3 °C24 January 2009	28.8 °C	700 mm	320
2008	39.1 °C30 March 2008	19.4 °C8 January 2008	28.6 °C	891 mm	310
2007	39.6 °C4 April 2007	20.3 °C5 January 2007	28.7 °C	833 mm	310
2006	38.4 °C9 February 2006	20.7 °C28 December 2006	28.7 °C	676 mm	312
2005	39.6 °C5 February 2005	20.2 °C21 January 2005	28.6 °C	823 mm	284
2004	38.5 °C5 May 2004	21.2 °C2 January 2004	28.4 °C	787 mm	286
2003	40.1 °C18 March 2003	18.2 °C9 December 2003	28.6 °C	904 mm	285
2002	38.7 °C5 March 2002	17.6 °C28 December 2002	28.4 °C	848 mm	287
2001	39.1 °C3 March 2001	19.2 °C22 January 2001	28.6 °C	533 mm	310
2000	38.9 °C8 March 2000	20.6 °C16 December 2000	28.2 °C	849 mm	292
1999	39.9 °C17 March 1999	18.9 °C15 December 1999	27.9 °C	1,105 mm	262
1998	40.6 °C3 April 1998	20.0 °C22 January 1998	29.0 °C	859 mm	304
1997	39.3 °C21 March 1997	19.7 °C27 December 1997	28.4 °C	738 mm	311
1996	38.1 °C21 March 1996	21.0 °C10 January 1996	28.2 °C	1,069 mm	285
1995	38.7 °C5 March 1995	20.5 °C1 January 1995	28.0 °C	1,130 mm	290
1994	39.9 °C23 March 1994	19.0 °C16 January 1994	28.1 °C	874 mm	299
1993	38.2 °C27 February 1993	19.1 °C18 January 1993	28.0 °C	888 mm	290
1992	39.4 °C15 March 1992	19.5 °C5 January 1992	27.8 °C	822 mm	278
1991	39.1 °C20 February 1991	19.9 °C2 January 1991	27.9 °C	1,091 mm	275
1990	39.1 °C29 March 1990	18.7 °C28 December 1990	28.1 °C	908 mm	283
1989	39.7 °C4 March 1989	20.3 °C3 January 1989	28.0 °C	1,079 mm	297
1988	39.8 °C5 March 1988	20.8 °C24 December 1988	28.4 °C	955 mm	301
1987	39.9 °C7 May 1987	21.0 °C19 December 1987	28.8 °C	1,018 mm	334
1986	39.1 °C24 February 1986	19.9 °C11 January 1986	27.8 °C	896 mm	299
1985	39.3 °C24 February 1985	19.8 °C17 December 1985	27.9 °C	1,131 mm	284
1984	39.2 °C6 March 1984	18.3 °C23 December 1984	28.2 °C	909 mm	323
1983	39.7 °C19 March 1983	21.3 °C30 January 1983	28.9 °C	581 mm	319
1982	38.9 °C28 March 1982	20.3 °C12 January 1982	28.1 °C	798 mm	309
1981	40.2 °C15 April 1981	19.5 °C2 January 1981	28.3 °C	796 mm	294
1980	40.1 °C25 March 1980	18.9 °C23 December 1980	28.0 °C	1,061 mm	302
1979	39.0 °C17 March 1979	19.7 °C12 December 1979	27.9 °C	959 mm	272
1978	39.1 °C2 April 1978	19.6 °C11 January 1978	27.9 °C	757 mm	282
1977	40.0 °C12 April 1977	19.6 °C29 December 1977	28.4 °C	775 mm	312
1976	38.4 °C1 April 1976	18.5 °C2 December 1976	27.5 °C	801 mm	274
1975	38.7 °C12 March 1975	19.0 °C14 January 1975	27.5 °C	794 mm	271
1974	38.3 °C27 February 1974	19.8 °C10 January 1974	27.7 °C	788 mm	273
1973	39.8 °C12 March 1973	19.4 °C2 December 1973	28.1 °C	911 mm	298
1972	38.3 °C11 March 1972	20.6 °C2 January 1972	27.8 °C	992 mm	288
1971	39.6 °C13 March 1971	18.3 °C28 December 1971	27.4 °C	1,047 mm	271
1970	39.0 °C28 March 1970	20.0 °C31 January 1970	28.0 °C	851 mm	290
1969	39.6 °C16 March 1969	20.7 °C29 January 1969	27.9 °C	819 mm	269
1968	38.6 °C17 February 1968	19.7 °C18 January 1968	27.5 °C	1,234 mm	279
1967	38.3 °C15 March 1967	19.2 °C23 January 1967	27.4 °C	795 mm	271
1966	39.3 °C29 March 1966	18.9 °C8 January 1966	28.0 °C	687 mm	302
1965	38.8 °C6 March 1965	19.9 °C22 December 1965	27.8 °C	706 mm	283
1964	39.2 °C10 March 1964	19.5 °C14 January 1964	28.1 °C	544 mm	312
1963	38.1 °C1 April 1963	18.7 °C12 December 1963	27.6 °C	918 mm	273
1962	38.4 °C2 April 1962	18.7 °C8 January 1962	27.3 °C	825 mm	249
1961	38.6 °C23 March 1961	18.0 °C12 December 1961	27.8 °C	545 mm	311
1960	39.7 °C13 March 1960	19.9 °C6 February 1960	27.8 °C	848 mm	292
1959	38.6 °C16 April 1959	19.6 °C26 January 1959	27.7 °C	713 mm	296
1958	38.3 °C29 March 1958	19.6 °C5 January 1958	28.0 °C	544 mm	295
1957	37.8 °C19 February 1957	18.2 °C9 January 1957	26.8 °C	1,003 mm	218
1956	37.9 °C16 February 1956	19.5 °C28 January 1956	27.3 °C	688 mm	271
1955	37.8 °C3 April 1955	19.3 °C27 December 1955	27.3 °C	726 mm	239
1954	38.6 °C6 March 1954	20.4 °C14 December 1954	27.7 °C	593 mm	274
1953	38.3 °C31 March 1953	20.6 °C2 February 1953	28.0 °C	601 mm	280
1952	38.4 °C30 March 1952	18.7 °C11 January 1952	27.6 °C	765 mm	268
1951	37.8 °C13 March 1951	20.3 °C12 December 1951	27.4 °C	1,062 mm	287
1950	38.4 °C16 March 1950	19.2 °C16 January 1950	27.2 °C	830 mm	259
1949	38.2 °C20 February 1949	20.3 °C11 December 1949	27.8 °C	698 mm	310
1948	38.1 °C23 March 1948	19.5 °C4 February 1948	27.5 °C	621 mm	291
1947	38.4 °C23 March 1947	19.6 °C17 January 1947	27.8 °C	672 mm	270
1946	38.7 °C10 March 1946	19.3 °C29 January 1946	27.6 °C	610 mm	286
1945	38.7 °C8 April 1945	19.1 °C16 February 1945	27.7 °C	742 mm	271
1944	38.3 °C29 February 1944	20.5 °C2 February 1944	27.7 °C	869 mm	268
1943	38.1 °C1 March 1943	19.6 °C7 January 1943	27.4 °C	668 mm	254
1942	38.7 °C18 March 1942	20.2 °C28 January 1942	27.9 °C	650 mm	291
1941	40.0 °C29 March 1941	19.5 °C29 December 1941	27.9 °C	672 mm	300
1940	37.5 °C21 February 1940	21.3 °C29 January 1940	27.9 °C	534 mm	328

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.0 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

323 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

550 mm

-275 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.2 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Feb	37.0 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Mar	37.5 °C	+1.2 °C	6 mm	-29 mm
Apr	36.6 °C	+1.4 °C	34 mm	-29 mm
May	34.4 °C	+0.7 °C	88 mm	+6 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	+0.7 °C	96 mm	+8 mm
Jul	30.3 °C	+0.5 °C	75 mm	-48 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+0.4 °C	52 mm	-88 mm
Sep	31.1 °C	+1.5 °C	112 mm	-61 mm
Oct	32.6 °C	+1.3 °C	84 mm	-7 mm
Nov	35.7 °C	+2.0 °C	2 mm	-12 mm
Dec	35.7 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.1 °C

12 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.2 °C

20 Jan 2025

Wettest day

33.5 mm

8 Oct 2025

Windiest day

21.2 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

41.8 km/h

7 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

16 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.5 °C

17 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Yeji?

Yeji has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 825 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yeji?

The hottest day measured in Yeji between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1998, reaching 40.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Yeji?

The coldest day measured in Yeji between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2002, at 17.6 °C.

Does it snow in Yeji?

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

Has the climate of Yeji warmed?

Yes: Yeji warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Yeji?

The wettest day measured in Yeji between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2023, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Yeji?

The windiest day measured in Yeji between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2023, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Yeji?

The warmest month in Yeji is March (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Yeji?

Yeji receives on average 825 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Yeji?

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

Are there tropical nights in Yeji?

Yes: Yeji has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yeji?

In Yeji, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 9 April 1998, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 9 January 1957.

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