Akim Oda weather in August

In August, Akim Oda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 86 mm of rain across 18.9 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Akim Oda's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akim Oda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Akim Oda is town in Eastern 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Akim Oda reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Akim Oda

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.

Akim Oda 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
Jan33° / 23°246.411.74.1
Feb34° / 24°429.311.83.2
Mar33° / 24°9118.5122.7
Apr32° / 24°1042012.12.8
May31° / 24°14424.712.32.8
Jun29° / 23°16925.312.33.2
Jul29° / 23°11121.512.34.0
Aug28° / 23°8618.912.24.3
Sep29° / 23°12824.8123.4
Oct30° / 23°14325.711.93.1
Nov31° / 23°7016.511.73.7
Dec31° / 23°287.211.74.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Akim Oda gets around 86 mm of rain over 18.9 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 62% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
356
456
555
655
755
856
956
1056
1156
1257
1358
1458
1559
1660
1761
1862
1963
2064
2165
2266
2367
2468
2568
2669
2770
2872
2973
3074
3175

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12773
22773
32872
42971
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
122971
132872
142773
152674
162575
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201882
211783
221585
231486
241288
251189
261090
27991
28892
29793
30694
31694

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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158calm
168calm
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228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 6:02 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:026:18
212.36:026:18
312.36:026:17
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512.26:026:17
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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 3.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
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213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Akim Oda

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Akim Oda?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Akim Oda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Akim Oda in August

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

In August, Akim Oda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Akim Oda in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akim Oda peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Akim Oda 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 Akim Oda is worst in January — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1592 µg/m³Aug 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr45Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Akim Oda?

Akim Oda sits at 5.9°N, 1.0°W, 132 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Akwatia, 23 km away.

FosoSwedruSuhumAnyinamTwifu Praso

Topography around Akim Oda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akim Oda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Akim Oda is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Akwatia 23 km · Kade 25 km · Asamankese 36 km · Foso 42 km · Swedru 54 km · Suhum 61 km · Anyinam 70 km · Twifu Praso 71 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 Akim Oda (5.9267°, -0.9858°, elevation 132 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. 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).