Ghana in May

Rains build; Aboakyir deer-hunt festival in Winneba (first weekend of May — check).

• Coast · 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.

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

  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.

• Accra31° / 24°, 11 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.

• May Day

  1 May

  Public holiday.

• Eid al-Fitr check

  Islamic calendar, moves yearly · Accra

  Public holiday; mosques busy.

Crowds · Ghana

Low

Prices · Ghana

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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• Accra

  Heavy rain and flooded streets.