Shama Junction weather in July

In July, Shama Junction sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 101 mm of rain across 20.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Shama Junction's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shama Junction's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
20.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:04 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Shama Junction is fishing town in Ghana.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Shama Junction 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, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Shama Junction

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Shama Junction weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°4010.711.75.5
Feb30° / 25°4913.211.84.7
Mar30° / 25°7217.6124.0
Apr30° / 25°9319.812.13.8
May29° / 25°19026.612.23.4
Jun27° / 24°2332612.33.9
Jul26° / 23°10120.112.34.9
Aug26° / 23°6217.312.25.2
Sep27° / 23°10521.9124.6
Oct28° / 24°1222511.94.1
Nov29° / 24°8821.411.84.1
Dec29° / 25°5414.911.75.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shama Junction gets around 101 mm of rain over 20.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 65% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1199
2298
3298
4298
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July 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 July. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:016:19
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Shama Junction

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Rainy season
Dust
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Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Shama Junction?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Shama Junction for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shama Junction in July

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

In July, Shama Junction sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Shama Junction in July

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Shama Junction in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shama Junction peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Shama Junction in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Shama Junction is worst in January — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1768 µg/m³Sep 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar35Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shama Junction?

Shama Junction sits at 5.0°N, 1.7°W, 29 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Sekondi, 11 km away.

Cape CoastTarkwaEsimTwifu Praso

Topography around Shama Junction

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shama Junction has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Shama Junction is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
449 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Sekondi 11 km · Sekondi-Takoradi 14 km · Takoradi 17 km · Elmina 36 km · Cape Coast 47 km · Tarkwa 48 km · Esim 66 km · Twifu Praso 67 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 Shama Junction (5.0181°, -1.6644°, elevation 29 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).