Statistics Kumasi Airport 2019-2023

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Takoradi Airport (DGTK) between 2019 and 2023.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	39.9		0	75	39
February	66.6		50	50	67
March	98.4		100		99
April	93.3	0	100		93
May	88.0				88
June	87.9	0			89
July	88.6	66			92	91
August	86.4	77		75	94	86
September	80.2			50	81	81
October	81.6		0		88	79
November	92.8			100	90	94
December	96.0			67	100	96
Average	76.0	72.6	72.7	66.6	81.6	86.4

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met:

• Visibility: 8 km or more
• Ceiling: 3,000 ft or more

Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	74.2		0	75	74
February	80.1		100	50	80
March	100.0		100		100
April	99.3	0	100		99
May	96.0				96
June	97.7	100			98
July	97.6	89			99	99
August	97.5	97		100	99	97
September	98.1			100	99	98
October	96.0		0		99	95
November	99.4			100	98	100
December	99.5			67	100	100
Average	92.4	94.3	90.9	85.7	93.6	97.7

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met:

• Visibility: 5 km or more
• Ceiling: 1,000 ft or more

Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	31.8		29	28	32
February	31.3		28	28	32
March	31.8		33		32
April	31.2	27	29		32
May	30.9				31
June	29.3	27			30
July	27.8	28			28	28
August	27.4	28		27	27	28
September	28.3			28	28	29
October	29.0		25		29	29
November	30.5			28	30	31
December	30.7			29	29	32
Average	28.7	27.5	28.3	27.8	30.0	29.6

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	25.6		29	28	25
February	27.3		27	28	27
March	27.5		29		27
April	27.4	27	29		27
May	26.8				27
June	26.8	27			27
July	25.0	26			25	24
August	24.3	25		24	24	24
September	24.8			26	25	25
October	25.2		25		26	25
November	26.6			27	27	26
December	26.6			27	28	26
Average	26.2	25.6	27.3	26.8	26.3	24.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	0.0		0	0	0
February	1.7		0	0	2
March	0.0		0		0
April	0.0	0	0		0
May	3.2				3
June	5.2	0			5
July	1.6	6			1	1
August	3.7	7		0	0	4
September	4.5			50	3	5
October	4.4		0		3	5
November	0.2			0	1	0
December	0.0			0	0	0
Average	5.0	6.6		14.2	1.3	3.1

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	4.6		0	3	5
February	6.1		3	3	6
March	8.3		6		8
April	6.8	0	3		7
May	6.0				6
June	5.8	2			6
July	6.9	6			7	8
August	8.4	7		9	9	9
September	8.2			11	7	9
October	7.3		0		8	7
November	5.1			4	5	5
December	5.3			4	9	5
Average	6.1	6.4	3.6	6.5	6.6	7.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January		360°	229°	218°
February		232°	233°	228°
March		228°		230°
April	360°	233°		212°
May				231°
June	315°			223°
July	227°			227°	230°
August	227°		229°	229°	229°
September			229°	228°	232°
October		360°		229°	234°
November			231°	218°	217°
December			300°	224°	207°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.