Bekwai weather in July

In July, Bekwai sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 116 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bekwai's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bekwai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Bekwai is human settlement in Ashanti Region, Ghana.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bekwai 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, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
32923
42823
52823
62823
72823
82823
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102822
112822
122822
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212822
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282822
292822
302822
312822

How July really feels in Bekwai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bekwai weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°224.411.74.4
Feb34° / 24°458.511.83.3
Mar33° / 24°10317.8122.8
Apr32° / 24°10618.612.13.0
May31° / 23°13021.812.33.2
Jun29° / 23°14823.612.43.5
Jul28° / 22°11620.812.34.3
Aug28° / 22°9419.112.24.5
Sep29° / 23°13824.1123.6
Oct30° / 23°13522.911.93.5
Nov31° / 23°6213.511.74.2
Dec31° / 22°245.611.65.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21090
31090
41090
5991
6991
7991
8892
9892
10892
11793
12793
13793
14793
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20694
21595
22595
23595
24496
25496
26496
27496
28496
29496
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bekwai gets around 116 mm of rain over 20.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
477
576
675
774
874
973
1072
1171
1270
1369
1469
1568
1667
1766
1865
1964
2064
2163
2262
2362
2461
2561
2660
2760
2859
2959
3058
3158

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1793
2793
3892
4991
5991
61090
71090
81189
91189
101189
111288
121288
131387
141486
151585
161684
171783
181882
191981
202179
212278
222476
232575
242773
252872
263070
273169
283367
293466
303565
313664

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:596:21
212.45:596:21
312.45:596:21
412.45:596:21
512.45:596:21
612.46:006:21
712.46:006:22
812.46:006:22
912.46:006:22
1012.46:016:22
1112.46:016:22
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bekwai

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Bekwai?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bekwai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bekwai in July

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

In July, Bekwai sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bekwai in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bekwai peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highApr 13UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bekwai in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bekwai is worst in January — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17118 µg/m³Aug 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan122Unhealthy
Feb97Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr43Poor
May28Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bekwai?

Bekwai sits at 6.5°N, 1.6°W, 219 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Kumasi, 27 km away.

KonongoEffiduaseDunkwa

Topography around Bekwai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bekwai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m.

The land around Bekwai is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Kumasi 27 km · Obuasi 29 km · New Tafo 30 km · Tafo 31 km · Ahwiaa 34 km · Konongo 44 km · Effiduase 48 km · Dunkwa 59 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 Bekwai (6.452°, -1.5787°, elevation 219 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).