Mampong weather in August

In August, Mampong sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 110 mm of rain across 18.9 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 Mampong's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mampong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:03 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Mampong is city 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 Mampong 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
22822
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42822
52822
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72822
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312822

How August really feels in Mampong

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.

Mampong 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°20411.64.2
Feb34° / 24°417.411.83.2
Mar33° / 24°10317122.8
Apr32° / 24°11118.112.23.0
May31° / 23°12420.312.33.2
Jun30° / 23°13521.812.43.6
Jul28° / 22°11320.212.44.3
Aug28° / 22°11018.912.24.5
Sep29° / 22°17025.4123.4
Oct30° / 22°13823.411.83.4
Nov31° / 22°6512.511.74.1
Dec32° / 22°224.711.64.8

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 (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16595
17595
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20694
21694
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28793
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31793

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mampong gets around 110 mm of rain over 18.9 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 62% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
255
355
455
555
655
755
855
956
1056
1156
1257
1358
1459
1560
1661
1762
1863
1964
2065
2166
2266
2367
2468
2569
2671
2772
2873
2975
3076
3177

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114851
214851
314950
414950
514950
614950
714950
814950
914950
1014950
1114851
1214851
1314752
1414653
1504555
1604357
1704258
1804060
1903862
2003664
2103565
2203367
2303070
2402872
2502674
2602476
2702377
2802179
2901981
3001882
3101783

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 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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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
298calm
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 6:21 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:026:21
212.36:026:21
312.36:026:21
412.36:036:20
512.36:036:20
612.36:036:20
712.36:036:20
812.36:036:19
912.36:036:19
1012.36:036:19
1112.36:036:18
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1312.36:036:18
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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 3.94 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mampong

In seasonPeak

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

Mampong 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 Mampong?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mampong for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mampong in August

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

In August, Mampong 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 Mampong 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 Mampong peaks around September 16 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 highSep 16UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mampong 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 Mampong 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 Mampong?

Mampong sits at 7.1°N, 1.4°W, 395 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Effiduase, 24 km away.

TafoNew TafoAgogoKumasiKonongo

Topography around Mampong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mampong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m.

The land around Mampong is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
712 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Effiduase 24 km · Ejura 36 km · Ahwiaa 40 km · Tafo 44 km · New Tafo 45 km · Agogo 46 km · Kumasi 48 km · Konongo 54 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 Mampong (7.0627°, -1.4001°, elevation 395 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).