Takoradi weather in August

In August, Takoradi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 62 mm of rain across 17.3 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 2% 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 Takoradi's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takoradi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:06 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Takoradi is capital city of Western 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 Takoradi 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Takoradi

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.

Takoradi 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°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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141486
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Takoradi gets around 62 mm of rain over 17.3 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 57% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
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749
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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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11090
21090
31090
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111090
121090
13991
14991
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18694
19595
20595
21496
22397
23397
24298
25298
26298
27199
28199
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31199

Wind in August

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

Across August, 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
112calm
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412calm
512calm
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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 6:07 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:076:20
212.26:076:19
312.26:076:19
412.26:076:19
512.26:076:19
612.26:076:19
712.26:076:18
812.26:076:18
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1012.26:076:18
1112.26:076:17
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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 4.35 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 — August's 4.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Takoradi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Takoradi 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 Takoradi?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Takoradi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Takoradi in August

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

In August, Takoradi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Takoradi in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 13 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 Takoradi 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 Takoradi peaks around March 23 at about 14 (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 highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Takoradi 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 Takoradi 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 Takoradi?

Takoradi sits at 4.9°N, 1.8°W, 10 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Sekondi-Takoradi, 3.0 km away.

ElminaTarkwaEsimCape CoastPrestea

Topography around Takoradi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takoradi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Takoradi is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sekondi-Takoradi 3.0 km · Sekondi 6.0 km · Shama Junction 17 km · Elmina 50 km · Tarkwa 52 km · Esim 53 km · Cape Coast 61 km · Prestea 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 Takoradi (4.8982°, -1.7603°, elevation 10 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).