Prestea weather in February

In February, Prestea sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 86 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Prestea's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prestea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:28 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Prestea is town in Western Region, Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Prestea reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Prestea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Prestea weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°6112.511.74.1
Feb32° / 23°861711.83.2
Mar32° / 23°16024.1122.7
Apr31° / 23°15925.612.12.6
May30° / 23°21328.312.22.7
Jun29° / 22°22927.712.33.1
Jul28° / 22°14223.912.34.0
Aug28° / 22°9621.912.24.4
Sep29° / 23°15826.8123.3
Oct30° / 23°19328.711.92.9
Nov31° / 22°1382411.83.1
Dec31° / 22°7216.211.74.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85149
95050
104951
114852
124654
134555
144456
154357
164159
174060
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203664
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223466
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253268
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273268
283070

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Prestea gets around 86 mm of rain over 17 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
248
348
449
550
651
752
853
954
1055
1156
1257
1358
1460
1561
1662
1763
1864
1965
2067
2168
2269
2370
2472
2572
2673
2774
2875

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11275436
21275238
31275139
41185040
50185140
60185041
70175141
80175141
90175141
100165142
110065143
120055243
130055144
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180024850
190024751
200024751
210014653
220014554
230014554
240014455
250004456
260004357
270004357
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:15
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311.86:296:16
411.86:296:16
511.86:296:16
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
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95.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Prestea

In seasonPeak

In February, Prestea sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Prestea?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prestea.

What to pack for Prestea in February

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

In February, Prestea sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Prestea in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Prestea in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Prestea peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Prestea in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Prestea is worst in January — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1864 µg/m³Sep 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar36Poor
Apr34Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Prestea?

Prestea sits at 5.4°N, 2.1°W, 54 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Tarkwa, 22 km away.

Assin FosoEsimTwifu PrasoShama JunctionSekondi-TakoradiEluboDunkwa

Topography around Prestea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prestea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m.

The land around Prestea is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
539 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Tarkwa 22 km · Assin Foso 62 km · Esim 64 km · Twifu Praso 69 km · Shama Junction 70 km · Sekondi-Takoradi 71 km · Elubo 71 km · Dunkwa 71 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 Prestea (5.4338°, -2.1429°, elevation 54 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).