Average Weather in Kpandae Ghana

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In Kpandae, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and partly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 66°F to 95°F and is rarely below 59°F or above 100°F.

The hot season lasts for 2.4 months, from January 20 to March 31, with an average daily high temperature above 92°F. The hottest day of the year is February 19, with an average high of 95°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.6 months, from June 21 to October 9, with an average daily high temperature below 85°F. The coldest day of the year is January 1, with an average low of 66°F and high of 91°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Kpandae, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Kpandae begins around October 29 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around February 18. On December 24, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 34% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 18 and lasts for 8.4 months, ending around October 29. On May 14, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 23% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Kpandae varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.5 months, from April 7 to October 22, with a greater than 47% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 91% on September 11.

The drier season lasts 5.5 months, from October 22 to April 7. The smallest chance of a wet day is 1% on December 23.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 91% on September 11.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kpandae experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from February 18 to November 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around September 6, with an average total accumulation of 8.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 17 to February 18. The least rain falls around December 27, with an average total accumulation of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Kpandae does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 37 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 38 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:40 AM on May 28, and the latest sunrise is 40 minutes later at 6:20 AM on January 29. The earliest sunset is at 5:36 PM on November 13, and the latest sunset is 46 minutes later at 6:23 PM on July 13.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Kpandae during 2017.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Kpandae experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 6 to December 13, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 44% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is August 1, with muggy conditions 100% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is January 4, with muggy conditions 25% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kpandae experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.1 months, from January 1 to September 4, with average wind speeds of more than 3.1 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is April 11, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.9 months, from September 4 to January 1. The calmest day of the year is November 17, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Kpandae varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 10 months, from January 31 to November 30, with a peak percentage of 86% on May 17. The wind is most often from the east for 2.0 months, from November 30 to January 31, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kpandae are 8.469 deg latitude, -0.011 deg longitude, and 627 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kpandae contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 312 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 627 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (545 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,690 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kpandae is covered by cropland (57%) and shrubs (42%), within 10 miles by shrubs (37%) and cropland (30%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (39%) and cropland (24%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kpandae, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Kpandae is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Kpandae, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.