Saltpond weather in August

In August, Saltpond sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 44 mm of rain across 13 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Saltpond's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saltpond's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:03 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Saltpond is human settlement in Central 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Saltpond reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Saltpond

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.

Saltpond 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
Jan29° / 25°257.411.75.8
Feb30° / 26°339.211.85.1
Mar30° / 26°5413.9124.4
Apr30° / 26°7617.812.14.0
May29° / 25°15625.612.23.4
Jun28° / 25°19924.612.34.0
Jul26° / 24°831812.35.2
Aug26° / 23°441312.25.9
Sep27° / 24°7617.9125.2
Oct28° / 24°9421.511.94.5
Nov29° / 25°6117.811.84.5
Dec29° / 25°3411.111.75.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saltpond gets around 44 mm of rain over 13 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 43% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light 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 6:03 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:036:17
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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 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.51 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 Saltpond

In seasonPeak

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

Saltpond's rainy season runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Saltpond?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Saltpond for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saltpond in August

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

In August, Saltpond sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saltpond 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 offshore 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
Sep24Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Saltpond 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 Saltpond peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Saltpond 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 Saltpond is worst in January — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1865 µg/m³Oct 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Saltpond?

Saltpond sits at 5.2°N, 1.1°W, 14 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Mankesim, 9.0 km away.

WinnebaSwedruFosoShama Junction

Topography around Saltpond

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saltpond has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Saltpond is covered by trees (47%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
306 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mankesim 9.0 km · Cape Coast 24 km · Elmina 35 km · Apam 36 km · Winneba 51 km · Swedru 54 km · Foso 60 km · Shama Junction 70 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 Saltpond (5.2091°, -1.0606°, elevation 14 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).