Climate almanac
Cape Coast
Central, Ghana · 5.11°, -1.25°
What is the climate like in Cape Coast?
The best time to visit Cape Coast is typically November – March, with trip comfort peaking in January (7.5/10). Cape Coast is warmest in April, when daily highs average 84°F (29°C), and coolest in August, when lows fall to about 75°F (24°C). The wettest month is typically June and the driest is January; the year sees roughly 45 in (1141 mm) of precipitation.
- Best time to visitNovember – March — comfort peaks in January (7.5/10)
- Warmest monthApril — average high 84°F (29°C)
- Coolest monthAugust — average low 75°F (24°C)
- Wettest monthJune (12 in (296 mm))
- Driest monthJanuary (0.8 in (21 mm))
- Annual precipitation45 in (1141 mm)
- Based on2016-2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis data (10-year normals)
- Records fromTakoradi, 63 km away (1973-2025)