Akatsi weather in December

In December, Akatsi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 32 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Akatsi's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akatsi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:04 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Akatsi is town in Ghana.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Akatsi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Akatsi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Akatsi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°25711.74.0
Feb34° / 25°391011.83.2
Mar33° / 25°6414.9122.8
Apr33° / 25°8316.212.12.9
May32° / 25°14724.212.32.7
Jun30° / 24°17624.912.33.1
Jul29° / 23°11120.212.34.1
Aug29° / 23°8317.212.24.4
Sep30° / 23°14423.2123.4
Oct31° / 24°14624.811.93.0
Nov32° / 24°7518.811.73.2
Dec32° / 24°329.111.74.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Akatsi gets around 32 mm of rain over 9.1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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200024355
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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 December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:565:37
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411.75:585:38
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Akatsi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Akatsi?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Akatsi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Akatsi in December

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

In December, Akatsi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Akatsi in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) 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 Akatsi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akatsi peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Akatsi in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Akatsi is worst in January — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1780 µg/m³Sep 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Akatsi?

Akatsi sits at 6.1°N, 0.8°E, 55 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Dzodze, 25 km away.

AflaoLoméTséviéHoVogan

Topography around Akatsi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akatsi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m.

The land around Akatsi is covered by shrubs (36%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and water (30%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
686 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Dzodze 25 km · Keta 32 km · Anloga 39 km · Aflao 43 km · Lomé 47 km · Tsévié 56 km · Ho 63 km · Vogan 84 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 Akatsi (6.1316°, 0.7985°, elevation 55 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).