Koforidua Weather Records (GHM00065459)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Koforidua (GHM00065459), Ghana, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Koforidua

Koforidua (GHM00065459) is a weather station in Ghana at 6.08 latitude and -0.25 longitude, 167 m (548 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Koforidua still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Ghana, 6.08 latitude, -0.25 longitude.
Elevation: 167 m (548 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

48 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Koforidua. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 48 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Koforidua, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	38.0 C (100.4 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)
Feb	39.6 C (103.3 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36.5 C (97.7 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)
Mar	38.6 C (101.5 F)	19.6 C (67.3 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)
Apr	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36.5 C (97.7 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)
May	39.1 C (102.4 F)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	34.6 C (94.3 F)	21.2 C (70.2 F)
Jun	36.0 C (96.8 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)
Jul	33.0 C (91.4 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	31.8 C (89.2 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)
Aug	34.5 C (94.1 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30.5 C (86.9 F)	20.4 C (68.7 F)
Sep	34.2 C (93.6 F)	19.7 C (67.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.5 C (97.7 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.6 C (99.7 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Koforidua still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 160.

Standing records at Koforidua by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	8
1974	15
1975	19
1976	32
1977	11
1978	3
1979	3
1981	1
1990	7
1994	3
1995	5
1998	2
1999	2
2000	5
2001	2
2002	2
2003	19
2004	46
2005	43
2006	23
2007	3
2008	5
2009	47
2010	60
2011	31
2012	34
2013	26
2014	44
2015	38
2016	62
2017	56
2018	65
2019	86
2020	106
2021	80
2022	90
2023	152
2024	160
2025	68

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 308.1 mm (12.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Koforidua. The most was 308.1 mm (12.1 in) on 4 September 2016.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Koforidua
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 January 2019
Feb	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	17 February 2021
Mar	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	12 March 1981
Apr	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 April 2025
May	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	24 May 2018
Jun	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	16 June 2022
Jul	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	27 July 1974
Aug	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 August 2014
Sep	308.1 mm (12.1 in)	4 September 2016
Oct	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	14 October 2003
Nov	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 November 2010
Dec	271.5 mm (10.7 in)	3 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2025

37 years of record at Koforidua, 1973 to 2025. 37 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1990 and others.

Days with data per year at Koforidua
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	16	4%	No
1974	19	5%	No
1975	17	5%	No
1976	36	10%	No
1977	29	8%	No
1978	4	1%	No
1979	15	4%	No
1990	7	2%	No
1994	12	3%	No
1995	28	8%	No
1998	6	2%	No
1999	4	1%	No
2000	14	4%	No
2001	2	1%	No
2002	10	3%	No
2003	66	18%	No
2004	128	35%	No
2005	135	37%	No
2006	49	13%	No
2007	6	2%	No
2009	199	55%	No
2010	181	50%	No
2011	118	32%	No
2012	122	33%	No
2013	82	22%	No
2014	131	36%	No
2015	108	30%	No
2016	197	54%	No
2017	229	63%	No
2018	214	59%	No
2019	238	65%	No
2020	267	73%	No
2021	236	65%	No
2022	255	70%	No
2023	311	85%	No
2024	310	85%	No
2025	198	54%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Koforidua: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2022	36.5 C (97.7 F)	37
Coldest night (TNn)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2017	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40
Wettest day (Rx1day)	308.1 mm (12.1 in)	2016	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	311.1 mm (12.2 in)	2016	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	18
Longest dry spell (CDD)	8 days	2020	3 days	36

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Koforidua, 1973 to 2025. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.5 C (97.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Koforidua by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1974	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1975	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1976	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1977	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1978	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1979	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981	n/a
1990	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1991	n/a
1994	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1995	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1998	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1999	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2000	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2001	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2002	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2003	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2006	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2007	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008	n/a
2009	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2011	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2012	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2013	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2014	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2015	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2017	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2018	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2019	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2020	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2021	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2022	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2023	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2024	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2025	38.0 C (100.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Koforidua, 1973 to 2025. The record is 11.0 C (51.8 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.3 C (64.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Koforidua by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1974	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1975	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1976	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1977	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1978	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1979	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1981	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1990	19.8 C (67.6 F)
1991	22.5 C (72.5 F)
1994	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1995	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1998	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1999	21.8 C (71.2 F)
2000	20.1 C (68.2 F)
2001	23.5 C (74.3 F)
2002	20.8 C (69.4 F)
2003	16.3 C (61.3 F)
2004	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2005	14.7 C (58.5 F)
2006	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2007	17.9 C (64.2 F)
2008	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2009	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2010	19.8 C (67.6 F)
2011	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2012	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2013	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2014	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2015	15.4 C (59.7 F)
2016	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2017	11.0 C (51.8 F)
2018	16.9 C (62.4 F)
2019	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2020	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2021	18.6 C (65.5 F)
2022	16.8 C (62.2 F)
2023	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2024	15.8 C (60.4 F)
2025	19.0 C (66.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Koforidua, 1973 to 2025. The record is 308.1 mm (12.1 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Koforidua by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1974	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1977	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1978	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1979	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1990	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1991	n/a
1994	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1998	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1999	n/a
2000	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2001	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2002	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2003	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2004	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2005	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2006	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2007	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2008	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2009	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2011	271.5 mm (10.7 in)
2012	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2013	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2014	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2015	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2016	308.1 mm (12.1 in)
2017	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2018	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
2019	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2020	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2021	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
2022	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2023	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2024	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2025	102.1 mm (4.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Koforidua, 1973 to 2025. The record is 311.1 mm (12.2 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.9 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Koforidua by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1981	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2004	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2005	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2010	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
2011	n/a
2012	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2013	n/a
2014	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
2015	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2016	311.1 mm (12.2 in)
2017	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2018	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2019	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2020	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2021	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2022	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2023	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
2024	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2025	97.8 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Koforidua, 1973 to 2025. The record is 8 days in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 3 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Koforidua by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	3 days
1974	3 days
1975	1 day
1976	1 day
1977	3 days
1978	3 days
1979	2 days
1981	1 day
1990	1 day
1991	n/a
1994	1 day
1995	1 day
1998	1 day
1999	n/a
2000	1 day
2001	n/a
2002	1 day
2003	2 days
2004	4 days
2005	4 days
2006	2 days
2007	n/a
2008	2 days
2009	2 days
2010	3 days
2011	2 days
2012	2 days
2013	2 days
2014	5 days
2015	3 days
2016	4 days
2017	3 days
2018	4 days
2019	5 days
2020	8 days
2021	3 days
2022	4 days
2023	8 days
2024	5 days
2025	4 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).