Nungua weather in August

In August, Nungua sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 22 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nungua's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nungua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Nungua is town in Greater Accra 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nungua reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Nungua

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.

Nungua weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°10311.77.7
Feb28° / 27°133.711.87.2
Mar28° / 27°237.3126.2
Apr28° / 27°5111.912.15.5
May28° / 26°13421.712.34.5
Jun26° / 25°18421.712.34.7
Jul25° / 24°609.712.36.7
Aug24° / 23°224.912.27.6
Sep25° / 24°378.3127.1
Oct27° / 25°5813.511.96.3
Nov28° / 26°3912.111.76.3
Dec28° / 26°205.711.77.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44258
54357
64357
74357
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94357
104357
114357
124357
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144357
154258
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nungua gets around 22 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
216
315
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514
614
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813
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1614
1715
1816
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2017
2117
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3122

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1496
2496
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21397
22397
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27199
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29199
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310100

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:596:14
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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 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nungua

In seasonPeak

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

Nungua's monsoon runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Nungua?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Nungua for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nungua in August

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

In August, Nungua sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Nungua in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug23Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Nungua in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Nungua peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nungua 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 Nungua is worst in January — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 1764 µg/m³Oct 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb52Poor
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nungua?

Nungua sits at 5.6°N, 0.1°W, 28 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Sakumona, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Nungua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nungua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Nungua is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (47%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
763 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sakumona 4.0 km · Teshi Old Town 4.0 km · Tema 10 km · Lashibi 10 km · Ashaiman 12 km · Medina Estates 12 km · Tema New Town 13 km · Osu 13 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 Nungua (5.601°, -0.0771°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).