When to go · Kumasi
Kumasi in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Jul and Sep–Oct (heaviest rain); the Adae Kese durbar date moves each year, check before booking around it.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 23°C73°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Low
- Ghana overall
- Prices
- Low
- Ghana overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Kumasi
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Jul and Sep–Oct (heaviest rain); the Adae Kese durbar date moves each year, check before booking around it.
Weather in May
- KumasiHighs around 32 °C, lows around 23 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 73 °F, rain on about 13 days
- Forest belt and Volta hills, Ghana · 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.
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