Akwatia weather in September

In September, Akwatia sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 153 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Akwatia's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akwatia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:57 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Akwatia is town in Eastern Region, Ghana.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Akwatia reaches about 29°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, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Akwatia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 17 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
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Akwatia weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°307.211.74.4
Feb33° / 24°4810.411.83.4
Mar33° / 24°9719.2122.9
Apr32° / 24°11020.212.12.9
May31° / 24°16125.212.32.9
Jun29° / 23°1912612.33.2
Jul28° / 23°12822.812.34.0
Aug28° / 22°9921.512.24.2
Sep29° / 23°15325.9123.3
Oct30° / 23°16526.411.93.2
Nov31° / 23°8517.911.73.7
Dec31° / 23°378.611.74.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
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301486

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Akwatia gets around 153 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
485
586
686
786
886
985
1085
1185
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1785
1885
1985
2085
2186
2286
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2587
2688
2788
2889
2989
3089

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16496
17397
18397
19397
20397
21298
22298
23298
24298
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:596:06
212.15:596:06
312.15:596:05
412.15:596:05
512.15:596:04
612.15:596:04
712.15:586:03
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1212.15:576:01
1312.05:576:00
1412.05:576:00
1512.05:575:59
1612.05:575:59
1712.05:565:58
1812.05:565:57
1912.05:565:57
2012.05:565:56
2112.05:565:56
2212.05:555:55
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2712.05:545:53
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
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174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
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234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Akwatia

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is September a good time to visit Akwatia?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akwatia.

What to pack for Akwatia in September

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

In September, Akwatia sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Akwatia in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akwatia 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 Akwatia in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Akwatia 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 Akwatia?

Akwatia sits at 6.0°N, 0.8°W, 138 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Kade, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Akwatia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akwatia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Akwatia is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
616 m
80 km
838 m
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September weather nearby: Kade 7.0 km · Akim Oda 23 km · Asamankese 26 km · Suhum 40 km · Anyinam 48 km · Nkawkaw 56 km · Nsawam 57 km · Swedru 57 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 Akwatia (6.0402°, -0.8088°, elevation 138 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).