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Best time to visit Takoradi

August is the best time to visit Takoradi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 17 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to October.

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 46 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 44 mm
Warmth March 30 °C
Cooler weather August 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 62 26 °C 17 73
2 January 59 30 °C 11 79
3 July 58 27 °C 20 74
4 September 55 27 °C 21 74
5 December 55 29 °C 15 71
6 June 54 27 °C 26 74
7 February 53 30 °C 14 72
8 October 52 28 °C 25 75
9 November 49 29 °C 20 71
10 May 49 29 °C 26 70
11 March 47 30 °C 18 68
12 April 45 30 °C 20 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 50 % 79
February 28 °C 30 °C 56 % 72
March 28 °C 30 °C 65 % 68
April 28 °C 30 °C 72 % 68
May 29 °C 29 °C 78 % 70
June 27 °C 27 °C 78 % 74
July 25 °C 27 °C 77 % 74
August 24 °C 26 °C 79 % 73
September 24 °C 27 °C 74 % 74
October 26 °C 28 °C 64 % 75
November 28 °C 29 °C 53 % 71
December 28 °C 29 °C 46 % 71

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 20 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 29.8 °C 44 mm 50 %
February 30.3 °C 52 mm 56 %
March 30.4 °C 77 mm 65 %
April 30.1 °C 104 mm 72 %
May 28.9 °C 193 mm 78 %
June 27.4 °C 247 mm 78 %
July 26.6 °C 101 mm 77 %
August 26.5 °C 65 mm 79 %
September 27.1 °C 109 mm 74 %
October 28.1 °C 129 mm 64 %
November 29.0 °C 88 mm 53 %
December 29.4 °C 54 mm 46 %

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.