When to go · Accra
Accra in May
Avoid month. Heavy rain and flooded streets.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31° / 24°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Low
- Ghana overall
- Prices
- Low
- Ghana overall
Verdict
Heavy rain and flooded streets.
Weather in May
- AccraHighs around 31 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 11 days
- Coast, Ghana · Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Adarainy
Two rainy seasons: the long one peaks in June, a shorter one in October. July–August is often a cooler, drier spell on the coast.
Main rains season
The wettest stretch; green and lush between downpours.
Watch: Flooded streets and slow traffic after storms.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
May Day
1 May · Nationwide
Public holiday.
Eid al-Fitr check
Islamic calendar, moves yearly · Mosques citywide
Public holiday; mosques busy.
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
Moves yearly (lunar) · Ghana
Public holidays; big prayers in Accra and the north.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ghana overall
- Low
- Prices · Ghana overall
- Low
Ghana overall: Rains build; Aboakyir deer-hunt festival in Winneba (first weekend of May — check).
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast