Annual mean 27°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
32.1 °C
Coldest
27.2 °C
Wettest
95%
Windiest
2.8 m/s
Prevailing
SW
2.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Cape Coast over the whole year is 27°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C. The rainy (wet) season in Cape Coast runs from March to June, peaking in May with a 64% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is July to September; August is the driest month, at 33%. Winds in Cape Coast are highest in August, averaging 1.8 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Cape Coast come in January, when the sky is typically 41% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Cape Coast climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
32°C
25°C
36°C
52%
41%
1.2 m/s
1
12
0
February
32°C
27°C
37°C
46%
51%
1.6 m/s
0
7
0
March
32°C
26°C
37°C
56%
58%
1.7 m/s
0
9
0
April
32°C
27°C
37°C
60%
59%
1.6 m/s
1
7
0
May
31°C
26°C
36°C
64%
64%
1.4 m/s
1
11
0
June
29°C
25°C
34°C
56%
70%
1.5 m/s
1
32
0
July
28°C
24°C
32°C
40%
71%
1.6 m/s
3
57
0
August
27°C
24°C
31°C
33%
72%
1.8 m/s
7
63
0
September
28°C
25°C
32°C
41%
71%
1.8 m/s
4
52
0
October
30°C
25°C
34°C
59%
65%
1.6 m/s
1
28
0
November
31°C
25°C
37°C
49%
57%
1.3 m/s
0
8
0
December
32°C
25°C
37°C
46%
46%
1.2 m/s
0
9
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Cape Coast weather by season
Year round, Cape Coast has days of about 27°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 32°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 24°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Cape Coast weather in winterDecember to February
High 32°CLow 26°CRain 48%
Winter in Cape Coast has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Cape Coast weather in springMarch to May
High 31°CLow 26°CRain 60%
Spring in Cape Coast has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Cape Coast weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 24°CRain 43%
Summer in Cape Coast has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Cape Coast weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 30°CLow 25°CRain 50%
Autumn in Cape Coast has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cape Coast?
The rainy (wet) season in Cape Coast runs from March to June, peaking in May with a 64% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is July to September; August is the driest month, at 33%.
What time of year is Cape Coast windiest?
Winds in Cape Coast are highest in August, averaging 1.8 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Cape Coast year round?
The average temperature in Cape Coast over the whole year is 27°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C.