Konongo weather in August

In August, Konongo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 91 mm of rain across 18.5 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 Konongo's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Konongo is town in 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 Konongo 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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How August really feels in Konongo

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.

Konongo 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
Jan33° / 23°204.211.74.2
Feb34° / 24°418.411.83.1
Mar33° / 24°9717.2122.7
Apr33° / 24°961812.12.9
May31° / 24°11020.312.33.2
Jun30° / 23°13622.212.43.5
Jul28° / 23°10819.512.34.3
Aug28° / 22°9118.512.24.4
Sep29° / 23°13423.8123.6
Oct30° / 23°11421.911.93.6
Nov31° / 23°491211.74.2
Dec32° / 23°214.811.64.8

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 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12694
13694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Konongo gets around 91 mm of rain over 18.5 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 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
654
755
855
955
1056
1156
1257
1357
1458
1559
1660
1761
1862
1962
2063
2163
2264
2364
2465
2566
2667
2768
2869
2970
3071
3172

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13763
23862
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
113961
123862
133763
143664
153565
163367
173169
183070
192872
202674
212476
222278
232179
241981
251783
261684
271486
281387
291288
301189
311090

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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
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 6:02 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:026:20
212.36:026:19
312.36:026:19
412.36:026:19
512.36:026:19
612.36:026:19
712.36:026:18
812.36:036:18
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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 3.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
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213.8Moderate
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263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Konongo

In seasonPeak

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

Konongo 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 Konongo?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Konongo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Konongo in August

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

In August, Konongo 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 Konongo 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 Konongo 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
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Konongo 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 Konongo 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 Konongo?

Konongo sits at 6.6°N, 1.2°W, 230 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Agogo, 25 km away.

BekwaiAhwiaaNew TafoTafoKumasiNkawkaw

Topography around Konongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 229 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Konongo is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
691 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Agogo 25 km · Effiduase 32 km · Bekwai 44 km · Ahwiaa 45 km · New Tafo 45 km · Tafo 46 km · Kumasi 46 km · Nkawkaw 51 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 Konongo (6.6167°, -1.2167°, elevation 230 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).