Yegyi weather in August

In August, Yegyi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 160 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yegyi's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yegyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:59 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Yegyi is capital town of Pru East in Bono East 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Yegyi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Yegyi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Yegyi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°30.611.63.7
Feb36° / 25°11211.72.4
Mar37° / 26°295.811.91.9
Apr35° / 26°5810.412.22.2
May34° / 25°8413.312.42.7
Jun32° / 25°8715.312.53.5
Jul30° / 24°13619.712.43.7
Aug29° / 24°16020.912.33.8
Sep30° / 24°18723.1123.3
Oct32° / 24°9614.411.83.7
Nov34° / 24°152.511.63.6
Dec34° / 23°20.511.53.9

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 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41387
51486
61486
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131288
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311486

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yegyi gets around 160 mm of rain over 20.9 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 68% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
361
461
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762
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1264
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1870
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2273
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2875
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3076
3177

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12926
22926
32926
42935
52935
62935
72935
82935
92935
102926
112926
121936
131927
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:586:20
212.45:586:19
312.45:586:19
412.35:586:19
512.35:586:19
612.35:586:18
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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 4.23 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Yegyi

In seasonPeak

In August, Yegyi sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yegyi's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Yegyi?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yegyi.

What to pack for Yegyi in August

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

In August, Yegyi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Yegyi 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 Yegyi peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Yegyi 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 Yegyi is worst in December — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 9.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 20150 µg/m³Aug 2416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan122Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr36Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yegyi?

Yegyi sits at 8.2°N, 0.6°W, 103 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Salaga, 39 km away.

AtebubuDambaiBimbilaKintampoEjuraTamaleNkoranza

Topography around Yegyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yegyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Yegyi is covered by water (38%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, water (44%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
186 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Salaga 39 km · Atebubu 64 km · Dambai 93 km · Bimbila 105 km · Kintampo 121 km · Ejura 122 km · Tamale 132 km · Nkoranza 138 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 Yegyi (8.2254°, -0.6489°, elevation 103 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. 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).