Country guide

Ghana

Cape Coast's slave forts, Accra's music scene and Ashanti heritage, West Africa's easiest introduction.

Currency

GHS

Language

English

+ Twi

English

Everywhere

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type G

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+233

Destinations

Ghana

Accra

Where Nkrumah declared Ghana free in 1957, and where West African music, street food and diaspora homecomings now meet.

✓ best Jul-Apr

Ghana

Kumasi

The seat of the Asante kings, where the Asantehene still sits in state every six weeks and kente is woven in villages down the road.

✓ best Aug, Nov-Jan

Climate zones, month by month

Ghana has 2 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Accra →

Jan

33°

25°

12mm

1d rain

Feb

33°

25°

26mm

2d rain

Mar

33°

25°

61mm

4d rain

Apr

33°

25°

88mm

5d rain

May

32°

25°

151mm

8d rain

Jun

30°

24°

190mm

10d rain

Jul

29°

23°

63mm

5d rain

Aug

28°

23°

21mm

4d rain

Sep

30°

23°

43mm

5d rain

Oct

31°

24°

80mm

6d rain

Nov

32°

25°

37mm

3d rain

Dec

32°

25°

27mm

2d rain

✓ Best Jul-Apr

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Kumasi Ashanti →

Jan

33°

22°

25mm

1d rain

Feb

35°

23°

49mm

4d rain

Mar

34°

23°

110mm

8d rain

Apr

33°

23°

164mm

10d rain

May

32°

23°

174mm

11d rain

Jun

30°

22°

227mm

12d rain

Jul

29°

22°

126mm

8d rain

Aug

28°

22°

69mm

7d rain

Sep

30°

22°

175mm

12d rain

Oct

31°

22°

176mm

13d rain

Nov

32°

23°

50mm

6d rain

Dec

32°

22°

28mm

2d rain

✓ Best Aug, Nov-Jan

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions