Teshi Old Town weather in December

In December, Teshi Old Town sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 20 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Teshi Old Town's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teshi Old Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Teshi Old Town is town in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Teshi Old Town reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Teshi Old Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Teshi Old Town weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-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 December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Teshi Old Town gets around 20 mm of rain over 5.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1004357
2004258
3004159
4004060
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Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.26 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 — December's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Teshi Old Town

In seasonPeak

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

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

Teshi Old Town sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Teshi Old Town?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Teshi Old Town for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Teshi Old Town in December

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

In December, Teshi Old Town sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Teshi Old Town in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — 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
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Teshi Old Town in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Teshi Old Town 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 Teshi Old Town in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Teshi Old Town 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 Teshi Old Town?

Teshi Old Town sits at 5.6°N, 0.1°W, 13 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Nungua, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Teshi Old Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teshi Old Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 13 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 774 m.

The land around Teshi Old Town is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and water (32%) within 3 km, water (48%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
774 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Nungua 4.0 km · Sakumona 7.0 km · Osu 9.0 km · Accra 10 km · Medina Estates 11 km · Lashibi 13 km · Tema 14 km · Ashaiman 15 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 Teshi Old Town (5.5836°, -0.1072°, elevation 13 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).