Ghana in February

Dry and hot; clear coast days and good wildlife in the north.

• Coast · Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Adabest weather

  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, Wasmoke haze

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

• Accra32° / 25°, 3 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.

• Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha

  Moves yearly (lunar)

  Public holidays; big prayers in Accra and the north.

Crowds · Ghana

Medium

Prices · Ghana

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Coast

  Best weather of the year (Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Ada)

• Accra

  Dry, hot; Harmattan tail.