Rainy season

Ghana: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from May to June, the dry season from November to February. Best time to travel, dry and with good holiday weather: December – January.

Precipitation by destination

  • Accra

    Rainy: in June

  • Cape Coast

    Rainy: from May to June and in October

  • Elmina

    Rainy: from May to June and in October

  • Kumasi

    Rainy: from May to October

  • Sekondi-Takoradi

    Rainy: from May to June

  • Tamale

    Rainy: from July to September

  • Tema

    Rainy: in June

Long-term precipitation per month, mm. Rainy months: well above the place's own average (at least 100 mm); dry months: half the average or less, or under 60 mm.

Ghana: rainy season, quick answers

Ghana: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from May to June. On average, 174 mm fall in June, the wettest month.

Ghana: when is the dry season?

The driest months are November – February, with 23 mm on average in January.

Ghana: when is the best time to avoid the rain?

December – January: dry months with good holiday weather at most destinations.

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences