Ghana in August

The short dry spell in the south; Chale Wote street-art festival and Homowo in Accra (check dates).

• Coast · Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Adafine

  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.

• Forest belt and Volta hills · Kumasi, Kakum, Ho, Wli, Lake Voltafine

  Wetter and greener than the coast; forest trails turn to mud in the rains and waterfalls are strongest Jun–Oct.

• Northern savanna · Tamale, Mole, Bolgatanga, Warainy

  One rainy season (May–Oct). Mole's game gathers at waterholes Jan–Apr; March–April tops 40 °C and Harmattan dust dims December–February.

• Accra27° / 22°, 6 rain days

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.

• Founders' Day

  4 Aug

  Public holiday.

• Homowo and Chale Wote

  Aug (check)

  Ga harvest festival and the street-art festival in Jamestown; crowds and road closures.

• Homowo festival (Ga people) check

  Late Aug–early Sep, varies · Accra

  Traditional harvest festival: processions, drumming and a ban on loud noise in the weeks before — check the current calendar.

Crowds · Ghana

Medium

Prices · Ghana

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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• Accra

  Short dry spell, cooler and cloudy.