SeasonMapCape Coast weather by month
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The best time to visit Cape Coast is January, July and August — 76/100 in August, 27°C and 18 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, November to April (69/100 on average).
The worst month is May at 56/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See May →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Ghana →
Cape Coast, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Cape Coast is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 71 | B | 31°C | 11 d | 11 h | Busy | 2 |
| FebFebruary | 68 | C | 31°C | 13 d | 10 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| MarMarch | 67 | C | 31°C | 20 d | 10 h | Busy | 1 |
| AprApril | 66 | C | 31°C | 20 d | 10 h | Shoulder | — |
| MayMay | 56 | D | 30°C | 27 d | 10 h | Quiet | — |
| JunJune | 57 | D | 28°C | 26 d | 8 h | Quiet | — |
| JulJuly | 74 | B | 27°C | 23 d | 9 h | Busy | 1 |
| AugAugust | 76 | B | 27°C | 18 d | 9 h | Peak | 2 |
| SepSeptember | 71 | B | 28°C | 24 d | 9 h | Busy | 1 |
| OctOctober | 65 | C | 29°C | 29 d | 10 h | Quiet | — |
| NovNovember | 70 | B | 30°C | 23 d | 10 h | Shoulder | — |
| DecDecember | 70 | B | 30°C | 15 d | 10 h | Busy | 2 |
What's on in Cape Coast through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Cape Coast in August
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsPANAFEST and Emancipation Day, Fetu Afahye, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet