Best time to visit Kumasi

December is the best time to visit Kumasi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to January.

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 December comfort 69/100
The least cloud January 49 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 20 mm
Warmth February 34 °C
Cooler weather July 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 69 31 °C 5
2 January 67 33 °C 4
3 November 62 30 °C 12
4 August 61 28 °C 18
5 February 59 34 °C 8
6 July 59 28 °C 19
7 September 55 28 °C 24
8 June 53 29 °C 22
9 October 53 29 °C 21
10 May 47 31 °C 20
11 April 47 32 °C 18
12 March 46 33 °C 17

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 33 °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 32.9 °C 20 mm 49 %
February 33.7 °C 41 mm 59 %
March 32.7 °C 104 mm 73 %
April 31.8 °C 107 mm 79 %
May 30.6 °C 115 mm 82 %
June 28.7 °C 137 mm 84 %
July 27.7 °C 110 mm 87 %
August 27.7 °C 97 mm 88 %
September 28.2 °C 141 mm 85 %
October 28.8 °C 122 mm 77 %
November 29.8 °C 59 mm 64 %
December 31.3 °C 25 mm 51 %

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.

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