Cape Coast monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Cape Coast

Cape Coast average temperature chart (Celsius) Cape Coast average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Cape Coast (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.4 31 31 30.9 30.2 28.5 27.3 26.6 27.4 28.9 30.3 30.3
°F 86.7 87.7 87.8 87.7 86.3 83.2 81.1 79.9 81.3 84 86.6 86.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Cape Coast monthly rainfall chart (mm) Cape Coast monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Cape Coast (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 19 33 69 99 206 324 95 49 68 87 64 26
inches 0.8 1.3 2.7 3.9 8.1 12.8 3.7 1.9 2.7 3.4 2.5 1
Rainy days 5 7 10 13 19 24 15 14 16 17 12 8

Average annual rainfall in Cape Coast: 1142.633mm (449.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Cape Coast

Cape Coast average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Cape Coast
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.5 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.5 6.4 7.4 6.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Cape Coast average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Cape Coast average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Cape Coast (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.7 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.5 23 22.4 21.9 22.1 22.6 22.9 22.8
Max °C 30.6 31.2 31.2 31.1 30.4 28.6 27.4 26.8 27.5 29.1 30.5 30.5
Min °F 72.8 74.2 74.5 74.7 74.2 73.4 72.3 71.3 71.8 72.6 73.2 73
Max °F 79.9 81.1 81.3 81.3 80.4 78.4 76.8 75.7 76.6 78.4 80.1 79.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Cape Coast average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Cape Coast average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Cape Coast in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.7 28 28.6 28.9 29 27.5 25.3 24.3 25.1 26.8 28.4 28.4
°F 81.9 82.4 83.5 84.1 84.1 81.5 77.6 75.8 77.2 80.3 83.1 83.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Cape Coast average winspeed by month (km/h) Cape Coast average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Cape Coast (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5
mph 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Cape Coast relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Cape Coast
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
83% 84% 84% 84% 86% 88% 88% 89% 88% 87% 85% 84%

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Cape Coast weather stats

Cape Coast weather statistics
Hottest month: March 31°C 87.8°F
Driest month: January 19mm 0.7ins
Sunniest month: November 7.4hrs
Coldest month: August 26.6°C 79.9°F
Wettest month: June 324mm 12.8ins
Warmest sea: May 29°C 84.2°F
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