Assin Foso weather in February

In February, Assin Foso sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 53 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Assin Foso's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Assin Foso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:27 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Assin Foso reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Assin Foso

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Assin Foso weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55644
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75644
85545
95446
105347
115149
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134951
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154654
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Assin Foso gets around 53 mm of rain over 12 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
432
533
634
735
836
937
1038
1139
1240
1341
1442
1543
1644
1745
1846
1947
2049
2150
2251
2352
2453
2554
2655
2757
2858

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1214126417
2214126318
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:276:13
211.86:286:13
311.86:286:13
411.86:286:14
511.86:286:14
611.86:286:14
711.86:286:14
811.86:276:14
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.05 kWh/m².

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 — February's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Assin Foso

In seasonPeak

In February, Assin Foso sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 February a good time to visit Assin Foso?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Assin Foso.

What to pack for Assin Foso in February

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

In February, Assin Foso sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Assin Foso in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (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 February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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
February 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).