Climate of Ghana
De climate of Ghana be tropical.[1] De eastern coastal belt be warm den comparatively dry, de south-west corner of Ghana be hot den humid, wey de north of Ghana be hot den dry.[2] Ghana dey locate for de Gulf of Guinea top, few degrees per north of de Equator, wey dey give am warm climate.[3]
Climate
[edit | edit source]De climate of Ghana be tropical wey der be two main seasons: de wet den de dry seasons.[4] North Ghana dey experience ein rainy season from April to mid-October while South Ghana dey experience ein rainy season from March to mid-November.[4] De tropical climate of Ghana be relatively mild for ein latitude.[4] De harmattan, dry desert wind, dey blow insyd north-east Ghana from December to March, dey lower de humidity wey dey cause hotter days den cooler nights insyd northern part of Ghana.[4] Average daily temperatures dey range from 30°C (86°F) during de day to 24°C (75°F) at nightie plus relative humidity between 77 percent den 85 percent.[5] Insyd de southern part of Ghana, der be bi-modal rainy season: April thru June den September thru November.[5] Squalls dey occur insyd de northern part of Ghana during March den April, follow by occasional rain til August den September, wen de rainfall dey reach ein peak.[5] Rainfall dey range from 78 to 216 centimeters (31 to 85 inches) a year.[5]
| Climate data for Ghana | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.1
(86.2) |
31.2
(88.2) |
31.6
(88.9) |
31.0
(87.8) |
30.0
(86.0) |
28.3
(82.9) |
27.1
(80.8) |
26.8
(80.2) |
27.4
(81.3) |
28.6
(83.5) |
30.0
(86.0) |
29.5
(85.1) |
29.2
(84.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.5
(76.1) |
25.8
(78.4) |
26.2
(79.2) |
26.2
(79.2) |
25.4
(77.7) |
24.6
(76.3) |
23.5
(74.3) |
23.2
(73.8) |
23.6
(74.5) |
24.2
(75.6) |
24.3
(75.7) |
24.1
(75.4) |
24.6
(76.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 13.6
(0.54) |
40.3
(1.59) |
88.2
(3.47) |
115.7
(4.56) |
160.7
(6.33) |
210.4
(8.28) |
121.3
(4.78) |
88.9
(3.50) |
133.0
(5.24) |
128.1
(5.04) |
56.5
(2.22) |
24.6
(0.97) |
1,184.1
(46.62) |
| Average rainy days | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 77 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 85 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214 | 204 | 223 | 213 | 211 | 144 | 142 | 155 | 171 | 220 | 240 | 235 | 2,372 |
| Source: weatherbase.com[5] | |||||||||||||
Climate change insyd Ghana
[edit | edit source]Dis section be excerpt from Climate change insyd Ghana.
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Köppen climate classification map of Ghana -
Sunrise insyd Dawhenya, Greater Accra Region, Ghana -
Dis bar chart be visual representation of de change insyd temperature insyd de past 100+ years. Each stripe dey represent de temperature average over a year. De average temperature insyd 1971–2000 be set as de boundary between blue den red colors, den de color scale dey vary from ±2.6 standard deviations of de annual average temperatures between de years dem mention insyd de file name.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Igawa, Momoko; Kato, Makoto (2017-09-20). "A new species of hermit crab, Diogenes heteropsammicola (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae), replaces a mutualistic sipunculan in a walking coral symbiosis". PLOS ONE. 12 (9): e0184311. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1284311I. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184311. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5606932. PMID 28931020.
- ↑ "Ghana high plains". photius.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ghana: Geography Physical". photius.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013., "Ghana: Location and Size". photius.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "UNDP Climate Change Country Profile: Ghana". ncsp.undp.org. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Ghana Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Retrieved 1 June 2013.