Cape Coast weather in July

July in Cape Coast: hot, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 23 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Cape Coast🇬🇭 Ghana · Gulf of Guinea · City74
  1. 71Jan
  2. 68Feb
  3. 67Mar
  4. 66Apr
  5. 56May
  6. 57Jun
  7. 74Jul
  8. 76Aug
  9. 71Sep
  10. 65Oct
  11. 70Nov
  12. 70Dec

#2 of 12 months in Cape Coast · #832 of 1413 destinations to visit in July · comfort 74/100 (tier B)

Days
27°C
Nights
24°C
Wet days
23
Sun
9.2 h
Humidity
86%
Daylight
12 h
Cape Coast, Ghana
Photo: Owoahene Photography · Pexels

Traveller notes on Cape Coast in July

Other months in Cape Coast

Ghana's forum notes that this stretch of coast, Cape Coast included, runs extremely hot through February and March, with the destination's own numbers backing that up. It's also the calm-ish window before the main rains: Ghana's coast gets two rainy seasons, roughly March through June and again September into October, which puts February just ahead of the first one starting. Expect a real but not overwhelming chance of rain and generally hazy, hot conditions rather than the heavier downpours the coming rainy season brings.
GhanaCoastRegular · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe July and August as the coolest months of the year along Ghana's coast, with temperatures typically in the 70s-80sF rather than the 90-plus heat common the rest of the year. Posters are consistent that August sits toward the tail end of the rainy season, meaning some rain most days is likely, but posters describe it as intermittent rather than constant or torrential - a real contrast to what travelers might expect from a rainy-season label, provided the visit stays along the coast rather than heading north. Posters generally frame June through August as a genuinely comfortable window for coastal Ghana, with the cooler temperatures and manageable, non-relentless rain making Cape Coast and nearby Anomabo workable for a beach-and-history-focused stay.
Tripadvisor community · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Cape Coast climate normals — July

Daytime high27°C / 81°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low24°C / 75°F
Feels like (high)31°C / 88°F
Sea temperature25°C / 76°F🙂 pleasant
Rainfall102 mm / 4 in🌧 rainy
Rainy days23 days
Humidity86%💦 very humid
Dew point22°C / 72°F
Sunshine9.2 h/day
Daylight12.4 h
Wind14 km/h / 9 mph
Air quality (US AQI)41🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Cape Coast in July

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.

BusyPANAFEST and Emancipation Day, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Cape Coast's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherCape Coast's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Cape Coast in July

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Hazard

    Major rainy season floods

    15 May – 15 Jul · usuallyFlood season

    The heaviest rains of the year fall in May and June; Cape Coast was the worst-hit town in the Central Region floods of June 2026, with drowned roads and collapsed buildings. Source ↗

  • Festival

    PANAFEST and Emancipation Day

    20 Jul – 2 Aug · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

    The pan-African festival built around Emancipation Day on 1 August, centred on Cape Coast and Elmina castles with the wreath-laying at Assin Manso. Rooms in town go months ahead when the diaspora programme is on. Source ↗

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Cape Coast in July — FAQ

Is July a good time to visit Cape Coast?
July in Cape Coast: hot, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 23 rainy days. It ranks #2 of 12 months for Cape Coast on SeasonMap's comfort score (74/100).
What is the weather like in Cape Coast in July?
In July, Cape Coast averages a daily high of 27°C and a low of 23.7°C, with about 102.4 mm of rain over roughly 22.6 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Cape Coast in July?
Cape Coast has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 41 in July.