Duayaw-Nkwanta weather in August

In August, Duayaw-Nkwanta sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 99 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 Duayaw-Nkwanta's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duayaw-Nkwanta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Duayaw-Nkwanta is capital of Tano North Municipal in the Ahafo 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 Duayaw-Nkwanta 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)
12822
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How August really feels in Duayaw-Nkwanta

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.

Duayaw-Nkwanta weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°183.211.64.3
Feb34° / 23°426.611.83.2
Mar33° / 24°10015.9122.8
Apr32° / 24°10817.612.23.0
May31° / 23°11520.112.33.3
Jun29° / 23°1182112.43.7
Jul28° / 22°9818.612.44.5
Aug28° / 22°9918.712.24.7
Sep29° / 22°15124123.6
Oct30° / 22°13322.511.83.6
Nov31° / 22°6311.811.74.4
Dec31° / 22°203.911.65.1

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
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10496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Duayaw-Nkwanta gets around 99 mm of rain over 18.7 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 61% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
553
654
754
854
955
1055
1155
1256
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1458
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1660
1761
1862
1963
2064
2165
2265
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2568
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2770
2871
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3073
3173

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
105248
215148
315247
415247
515346
615346
715346
815346
915346
1015346
1115346
1215247
1315247
1415148
1505149
1604951
1704852
1804654
1904456
2004357
2104159
2203961
2303664
2403466
2503268
2603070
2702872
2802674
2902476
3002377
3102179

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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1710calm
189calm
199calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

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 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:056:24
212.36:056:24
312.36:056:24
412.36:056:23
512.36:056:23
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712.36:056:23
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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 3.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
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203.8Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Duayaw-Nkwanta

In seasonPeak

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

Duayaw-Nkwanta 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 Duayaw-Nkwanta?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Duayaw-Nkwanta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Duayaw-Nkwanta in August

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

In August, Duayaw-Nkwanta sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Duayaw-Nkwanta in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Duayaw-Nkwanta peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 9 (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 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Duayaw-Nkwanta 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 Duayaw-Nkwanta is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 9101 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Duayaw-Nkwanta?

Duayaw-Nkwanta sits at 7.2°N, 2.1°W, 329 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Bechem, 12 km away.

NsoatreTechimanMimNkoranza

Topography around Duayaw-Nkwanta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duayaw-Nkwanta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Duayaw-Nkwanta is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
504 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bechem 12 km · Tepa 20 km · Sunyani 31 km · Atronie 34 km · Nsoatre 48 km · Techiman 49 km · Mim 59 km · Nkoranza 62 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 Duayaw-Nkwanta (7.1749°, -2.0996°, elevation 329 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).