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Best time to visit Cape Coast

August is the best time to visit Cape Coast for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 17 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 62/100
A beach holiday January sea 27 °C
The least cloud December 48 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 40 mm
Warmth February 31 °C
Cooler weather August 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 62 27 °C 17 72
2 January 59 30 °C 11 79
3 July 57 27 °C 21 74
4 December 55 30 °C 14 72
5 September 55 27 °C 22 74
6 June 53 28 °C 26 74
7 February 52 31 °C 13 71
8 October 52 28 °C 26 74
9 November 49 29 °C 21 71
10 May 48 29 °C 27 70
11 March 45 31 °C 19 68
12 April 44 30 °C 21 68

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 30 °C 53 % 79
February 28 °C 31 °C 58 % 71
March 28 °C 31 °C 66 % 68
April 28 °C 30 °C 73 % 68
May 29 °C 29 °C 78 % 70
June 27 °C 28 °C 79 % 74
July 24 °C 27 °C 79 % 74
August 23 °C 27 °C 80 % 72
September 24 °C 27 °C 77 % 74
October 27 °C 28 °C 67 % 74
November 28 °C 29 °C 55 % 71
December 28 °C 30 °C 48 % 72

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.2 °C 40 mm 53 %
February 30.7 °C 56 mm 58 %
March 30.6 °C 86 mm 66 %
April 30.3 °C 106 mm 73 %
May 29.1 °C 175 mm 78 %
June 27.5 °C 212 mm 79 %
July 26.7 °C 96 mm 79 %
August 26.5 °C 62 mm 80 %
September 27.3 °C 108 mm 77 %
October 28.3 °C 136 mm 67 %
November 29.1 °C 87 mm 55 %
December 29.6 °C 50 mm 48 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.