Cape Coast climate

Cape Coast Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Cape Coast, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on May 1 to 28°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 248 mm over about 31 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cape Coast, in °C, with the record for each date.222426283032151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
248 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 11, 2010
Reanalysis low
24°CMay 31, 1996
Daylight
12 h 18 min to 12 h 24 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°C
Wind
9.7 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 129°C26°C31°C 201625°C 199196%
May 229°C26°C30°C 201625°C 199496%
May 329°C26°C30°C 199625°C 199496%
May 429°C26°C30°C 201625°C 199496%
May 529°C26°C30°C 202025°C 199497%
May 629°C26°C30°C 202025°C 199497%
May 729°C26°C30°C 202025°C 199497%
May 829°C26°C30°C 201025°C 199597%
May 929°C26°C29°C 201625°C 199597%
May 1029°C26°C31°C 201625°C 199597%
May 1129°C26°C31°C 201025°C 199997%
May 1228°C26°C30°C 201025°C 201897%
May 1328°C26°C30°C 201525°C 201898%
May 1428°C26°C30°C 202025°C 199797%
May 1528°C26°C30°C 202025°C 199797%
May 1628°C26°C30°C 201525°C 199998%
May 1728°C26°C30°C 199825°C 199997%
May 1828°C26°C30°C 199824°C 199197%
May 1928°C26°C31°C 199825°C 199198%
May 2028°C26°C30°C 201025°C 201298%
May 2128°C26°C30°C 201025°C 199198%
May 2228°C26°C30°C 201025°C 199298%
May 2328°C26°C30°C 201025°C 200098%
May 2428°C26°C30°C 201025°C 201598%
May 2528°C26°C30°C 201025°C 200098%
May 2628°C26°C29°C 199825°C 201298%
May 2728°C26°C29°C 202024°C 199298%
May 2828°C26°C29°C 199825°C 199298%
May 2928°C26°C29°C 201925°C 200499%
May 3028°C26°C30°C 200225°C 199699%
May 3128°C26°C29°C 202024°C 199699%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Cape Coast, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

May 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 6:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.