Aflao weather in August

In August, Aflao sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aflao's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aflao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Aflao is town in Volta Region of Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aflao reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Aflao

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aflao weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°123.611.77.7
Feb28° / 27°164.211.87.1
Mar28° / 27°277.4126.1
Apr28° / 27°4711.612.15.4
May28° / 27°13921.612.34.4
Jun27° / 25°20023.212.34.4
Jul25° / 24°7912.112.36.3
Aug24° / 24°396.612.27.2
Sep25° / 24°6011126.5
Oct27° / 25°8815.311.95.9
Nov28° / 27°4112.111.76.3
Dec28° / 27°185.111.77.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aflao gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aflao

In seasonPeak

None of Aflao's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aflao's monsoon runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Aflao sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Aflao?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Aflao for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aflao in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Aflao sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Aflao in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Aflao in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aflao peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Aflao in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aflao is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1680 µg/m³Sep 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aflao?

Aflao sits at 6.1°N, 1.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Lomé, 4.0 km away.

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Topography around Aflao

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aflao.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aflao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m.

The land around Aflao is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (45%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
174 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Lomé 4.0 km · Dzodze 25 km · Keta 32 km · Tsévié 34 km · Akatsi 43 km · Vogan 45 km · Aného 46 km · Anloga 49 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aflao (6.1198°, 1.1901°, elevation 9 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).