Wind statistics for Accra
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Accra, Ghana — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 6.5 mph
- Average gusts: 15.3 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.0 mm
- Average temperature: 27°C
- Good kite days: 39 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 85/100)
- Windiest month: July (8.1 mph)
- Calmest month: November (5.4 mph)
- Rainiest month: June (6.5 mm)
How Accra compares
Accra ranks #266 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 50% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 85/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0 mph | 14.8 mph | 1.0 mm | 28°C | 1 | 77 | EH… |
| February | 6.5 mph | 15.7 mph | 1.5 mm | 28°C | 3 | 82 | YES |
| March | 7.5 mph | 17.7 mph | 1.9 mm | 28°C | 8 | 85 | YES |
| April | 6.3 mph | 15.2 mph | 3.2 mm | 28°C | 1 | 66 | EH… |
| May | 5.9 mph | 14.4 mph | 4.5 mm | 28°C | 0 | 56 | EH… |
| June | 5.9 mph | 14.0 mph | 6.5 mm | 26°C | 0 | 56 | EH… |
| July | 8.1 mph | 18.4 mph | 2.1 mm | 25°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| August | 8.1 mph | 17.4 mph | 1.9 mm | 25°C | 12 | 85 | YES |
| September | 7.3 mph | 15.9 mph | 3.5 mm | 25°C | 5 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 5.6 mph | 12.9 mph | 5.5 mm | 26°C | 0 | 52 | EH… |
| November | 5.4 mph | 13.1 mph | 2.7 mm | 27°C | 0 | 60 | EH… |
| December | 5.4 mph | 13.5 mph | 1.2 mm | 28°C | 0 | 70 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Accra, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Accra using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.