Nkoranza weather in August

In August, Nkoranza sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 103 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nkoranza's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nkoranza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Nkoranza is The capital town of Nkoranza South in Bono East 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nkoranza reaches about 29°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 27°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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22822
32822
42822
52822
62822
72822
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312923

How August really feels in Nkoranza

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.

Nkoranza weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°142.611.63.8
Feb35° / 24°325.411.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8714.911.92.5
Apr33° / 24°10417.612.22.7
May32° / 24°10318.212.33.1
Jun30° / 23°9918.712.43.7
Jul29° / 23°9116.812.44.4
Aug29° / 22°1031712.24.4
Sep29° / 23°15623.9123.4
Oct31° / 23°11521.311.83.4
Nov32° / 23°448.511.74.1
Dec33° / 22°153.211.64.3

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 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16694
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20694
21694
22793
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31991

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nkoranza gets around 103 mm of rain over 17 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 56% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
648
748
848
949
1049
1150
1251
1352
1453
1554
1655
1756
1857
1958
2059
2160
2261
2362
2463
2564
2665
2766
2868
2969
3070
3171

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
104951
214950
314950
415050
515050
615050
715050
815050
914950
1014950
1114851
1214752
1314653
1414554
1504456
1604258
1704060
1803961
1903763
2003565
2103367
2203169
2302971
2402773
2502575
2602377
2702179
2802080
2901981
3001882
3101783

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

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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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:036:23
212.36:036:23
312.36:036:22
412.36:036:22
512.36:036:22
612.36:036:22
712.36:036:21
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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 4.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
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134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Bright
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244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nkoranza

In seasonPeak

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

Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nkoranza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nkoranza in August

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

In August, Nkoranza sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 11UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza is worst in January — around 178 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 9.4× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 17170 µg/m³Aug 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan178Very unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nkoranza?

Nkoranza sits at 7.6°N, 1.7°W, 324 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Techiman, 26 km away.

EjuraWankyiKintampoDuayaw-NkwantaBechemMampongSunyani

Topography around Nkoranza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nkoranza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m.

The land around Nkoranza is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (38%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Techiman 26 km · Ejura 44 km · Wankyi 47 km · Kintampo 54 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 62 km · Bechem 64 km · Mampong 66 km · Sunyani 73 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 Nkoranza (7.5713°, -1.7087°, elevation 324 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).