Assin Foso weather in August

In August, Assin Foso sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 88 mm of rain across 20.3 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 Assin Foso's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Assin Foso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Assin Foso is town and Municipal Capital in Central Region, 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 Assin Foso reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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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22822
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42822
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How August really feels in Assin Foso

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.

Assin Foso 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
Jan32° / 23°317.911.74.2
Feb33° / 24°531211.83.2
Mar33° / 24°10820.6122.7
Apr32° / 24°11221.712.12.8
May31° / 23°15926.312.32.8
Jun29° / 23°17326.512.33.2
Jul28° / 22°11922.612.33.9
Aug28° / 22°8820.312.24.2
Sep29° / 23°13425.1123.4
Oct30° / 23°15226.411.93.1
Nov31° / 23°8518.811.73.5
Dec31° / 23°389.811.74.5

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Assin Foso gets around 88 mm of rain over 20.3 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 66% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
260
360
459
559
659
759
859
959
1059
1159
1260
1361
1462
1563
1664
1765
1866
1967
2068
2170
2271
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2473
2574
2675
2776
2877
2978
3079
3180

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112080
122080
131981
141981
151882
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191486
201387
211288
221090
23991
24892
25793
26793
27694
28595
29595
30496
31496

Wind in August

Winds average 9 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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69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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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 6:05 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:056:20
212.26:056:20
312.26:056:20
412.26:056:20
512.26:056:19
612.26:056:19
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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 3.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
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203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Assin Foso

In seasonPeak

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

Assin Foso 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 Assin Foso?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Assin Foso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Assin Foso in August

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

In August, Assin Foso sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Assin Foso 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 Assin Foso peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 24UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Assin Foso 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 Assin Foso is worst in January — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1878 µg/m³Aug 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Assin Foso?

Assin Foso sits at 5.7°N, 1.6°W, 107 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Twifu Praso, 15 km away.

FosoObuasiTarkwaPresteaShama JunctionElmina

Topography around Assin Foso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Assin Foso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m.

The land around Assin Foso is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
783 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Twifu Praso 15 km · Dunkwa 32 km · Foso 40 km · Obuasi 56 km · Tarkwa 58 km · Prestea 62 km · Shama Junction 76 km · Elmina 76 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 Assin Foso (5.7°, -1.65°, elevation 107 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).