Twifu Praso weather in August

In August, Twifu Praso sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 113 mm of rain across 23.1 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Twifu Praso's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Twifu Praso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Twifu Praso is human settlement in Twifo-Atti Morkwa District, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Twifu Praso reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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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22822
32822
42822
52822
62822
72822
82822
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How August really feels in Twifu Praso

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.

Twifu Praso 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
Jan31° / 22°5412.211.74.1
Feb32° / 23°831711.83.1
Mar32° / 23°14723.8122.7
Apr32° / 23°15724.912.12.7
May30° / 23°21428.812.32.7
Jun29° / 22°23327.712.33.1
Jul28° / 22°15123.912.34.1
Aug28° / 22°11323.112.24.2
Sep29° / 22°18527.2123.2
Oct30° / 22°20928.811.92.9
Nov31° / 22°13324.211.73.1
Dec31° / 22°6715.511.74.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9991
10991
11892
12892
13892
14892
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
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22793
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27793
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29793
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Twifu Praso gets around 113 mm of rain over 23.1 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 75% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
267
366
466
567
667
767
868
968
1069
1169
1270
1371
1472
1573
1674
1775
1876
1977
2078
2179
2280
2381
2481
2582
2683
2784
2884
2985
3085
3186

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11783
21882
31882
41882
51981
61981
71981
82080
92080
101981
111981
121981
131882
141783
151783
161684
171585
181486
191387
201288
211090
22991
23892
24793
25793
26694
27595
28595
29496
30496
31397

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:05 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:056:20
212.26:056:20
312.26:056:19
412.26:056:19
512.26:056:19
612.26:056:19
712.26:056:18
812.26:056:18
912.26:056:18
1012.26:056:18
1112.26:056:17
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1512.26:056:16
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1812.26:056:15
1912.26:046:15
2012.26:046:14
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2212.26:046:14
2312.26:046:13
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2712.16:036:11
2812.16:036:11
2912.16:036:11
3012.16:036:10
3112.16:036:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Twifu Praso

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Twifu Praso?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Twifu Praso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Twifu Praso in August

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

In August, Twifu Praso sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Twifu Praso 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 at the nearest coast (about 58 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°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
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Twifu Praso 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 Twifu Praso peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 24UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Twifu Praso 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 Twifu Praso 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 Twifu Praso?

Twifu Praso sits at 5.6°N, 1.6°W, 72 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Assin Foso, 15 km away.

DunkwaTarkwaElminaCape CoastObuasiShama Junction

Topography around Twifu Praso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Twifu Praso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 742 m.

The land around Twifu Praso is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
742 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Assin Foso 15 km · Foso 31 km · Dunkwa 46 km · Tarkwa 60 km · Elmina 63 km · Cape Coast 66 km · Obuasi 67 km · Shama Junction 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 Twifu Praso (5.6141°, -1.5502°, elevation 72 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).