- RankHotter than 91% of themOf the 8,970 stations reporting to us right now, only 799 are hotter.Today’s full leaderboard →
- The opposite of here78.5°C colderAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica is at −49.5°C at this same moment.Go to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station →
Other conditions at this reading
- Dew point
- 24.0°C
- Humidity
- 74%
- derived from the temperature and dew point
- Wind
- W 260°, 17 km/h
- Pressure
- 1011.9 hPa
- altimeter setting, QNH
- Visibility
- 9.7 km or more
Where Accra/Kotoka Intl stands
Its highest placing today was 246th of 5,267, reached at 00:00 UTC.
- Best global heat placing in 44 days recorded: 70th of 9,581.
- Reached the world's hottest 100 on 1 of those 44 days.
- Was the hottest reporting station in Ghana on 42 of those 44 days.
Ranking as of 09:45 UTC.
☀️ How 29.0°C compares
The last 24 hours
Local timeThe record book, month by month
Highest and lowest ever recorded here · with the day it happenedJan
36.6°
Thu 7 Jan 2016
19.0°
Mon 2 Jan 1989
Feb
38.0°
Wed 7 Feb 2024
20.0°
Thu 14 Feb 1991
Mar
37.3°
Fri 4 Mar 2005
20.2°
Mon 16 Mar 1987
Apr
36.1°
Tue 20 Apr 2010
20.8°
Wed 10 Apr 1991
May
38.2°
Record high
33.0°C
Sun 31 Oct 1993
Record low
22.0°C
Thu 31 Oct 1991
Average high
31.6°C
all years on record
- 1
Today is already hotter than 75% of all days recorded here since 1973.
From our dataToday's high against every day recorded at this station since 1973. - 2
Between its coldest night and its hottest day, this place has swung 19.2°C.
From our dataRecord high 38.2°C against record low 19.0°C. - 3
At 07:00 it was 26.0°C. By 12:00 it was 33.0°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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0.0°C short of the record for 31 October
Today’s high 33.0°C against 33.0°C in 1993. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
38.2°C
- Date
- Thursday, 29 May 1997
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Accra/Kotoka Intl, Ghana
- Position
- 5.60°N 0.17°W · 68 m
The highest in available records since 1973. Source: GHCN-Daily, 1973 to 2025.
All-time record low
19.0°C
- Date
- Wednesday, 5 July 1978
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Accra/Kotoka Intl, Ghana
- Position
- 5.60°N 0.17°W · 68 m
The lowest in available records since 1973. Source: GHCN-Daily, 1973 to 2025.
In summary
Over the last week we have readings for 7 days here, running from 25.0°C to 32.0°C, a spread of 7.0°C.
It reports about once an hour, and sent 22 readings in the last 24 hours.
Its best placing today was 246th hottest of the 5,267 stations reporting.
What stands out here
- Its best placing so far is 70th hottest of the 9,581 stations reporting worldwide.
- It has passed 30°C on 6 of the 7 days we have recorded here.
By month, from our own record
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Days | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 32.0°C | 25.0°C | 28.4°C | 7 | 139 |
| October 2026 | 33.0°C | 22.0°C | 27.6°C | 31 | 697 |
| September 2026 | 30.0°C | 24.0°C | 26.2°C | 8 of 9 | 182 |
Means are of the readings we stored, weighted by how often this station reported, so they are not daily averages and not climate normals. Some days were recorded before we began counting observations and contribute their high and low but not the mean.
Accra/Kotoka Intl (DGAA) is a METAR weather station in Ghana, 68 m above sea level, about 5 km from Osu.
We have kept a daily record here since 22 September 2026, every one of the 47 days this site has existed. We have stored 1,018 observations across the 46 of those days for which we also recorded a count.
Recent temperature history
The same record at three widths, picking up where the last 24 hours above leaves off. Each period is summarised from the grain that suits it, so nothing here is one reading repeated thousands of times into the page.
Recent readings
Each reading as it arrived, newest first, with what our quality checks did with it. A reading we did not count is shown struck through with the reason.
| Time | Temp | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29.0°C | +1.0°C | Counted | |
| 28.0°C | +1.0°C | Counted | |
| 27.0°C | 0.0°C | Counted | |
| 27.0°C | 0.0°C | Counted | |
Highest and lowest we have recorded here
Highest
33.0°C
Sat 31 Oct 2026 at 11:00 local
Lowest
22.0°C
Mon 5 Oct 2026 at 19:00 local
These are not official records. They are the highest and lowest readings this site has stored for Accra/Kotoka Intl since September 2026, across 47 days we hold a reading for. Official climatological records are adjudicated by national meteorological services and by the WMO.
By year, from our own record
2026
Highest 33.0°C, lowest 22.0°C, mean 27.5°C. 47 days recorded from 1,018 readings.
Recent days
A reading on every one of the last 30 days. Typically 23 readings a day.
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | 33.0°C | 12:00 UTC | 26.0°C | 07:00 UTC |
| 2026-10-30 | 31.0°C | 11:00 UTC | 27.0°C | 02:00 UTC |
| 2026-10-29 | 32.0°C | 12:00 UTC | 26.0°C | 05:00 UTC |
| 2026-10-28 | 31.0°C | 13:00 UTC |
Nearby, and the opposite
- Nearest stationAccra35.0°C0.4 km away, today's high
- Warmest nearbyAkuse33.4°C63.8 km away
- Coldest nearbyAkim Oda23.4°C97.3 km away, today's low
- The opposite of hereAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station−49.5°CAntarctica
What we have stored, day by day
We have readings for every one of the 40 days since we started storing this station on 22 September 2026.
Tracking history
It has reported on every day since Tue 22 Sep 2026.
- First reading stored27.0°C on our first day here
- 100 readings storedfired late: 1 earlier day(s) carry no reading count
- 30 days reporting without a gap
Where this station is
This station lies about 600 km north of the equator. It lies within the tropics.
Where Accra/Kotoka Intl is
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5.60°N 0.17°W
Accra/Kotoka Intl
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-10-30, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
View more on Google Maps5.6000°N, 0.1700°W
Accra/Kotoka Intl, answered from the data
How hot does it get in Accra/Kotoka Intl?
The warmest month on record here is May, when the highest reading has reached 38.2°C (100.8°F) on Thursday, 29 May 1997.
NOAA GHCN-Daily, highest reading recorded in each month
How cold does it get in Accra/Kotoka Intl?
The coldest month on record here is January, when the lowest reading has fallen to 19.0°C (66.2°F) on Monday, 2 January 1989.
NOAA GHCN-Daily, lowest reading recorded in each month
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Accra/Kotoka Intl?
38.2°C (100.8°F) on Thursday, 29 May 1997. That is the highest in the daily record we hold for this station, which runs since 1973. It is not an officially certified record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Accra/Kotoka Intl?
19.0°C (66.2°F) on Wednesday, 5 July 1978. That is the lowest in the daily record we hold, which runs since 1973.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the temperature in Accra/Kotoka Intl right now?
29.0°C (84.2°F), measured at 09:00 local on Saturday 7 November.
Live reading from the station, after our quality checks
Data sources for this page
Readings here arrive through NOAA METAR. METAR is the routine aerodrome weather report, issued for aviation, typically every 30 or 60 minutes and more often when conditions change. It updates far more frequently than a synoptic report, which is why these pages have a usable chart.
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Latest reading, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1973 to 2025 at this site and its predecessors, and our own observations, 47 days | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |
How these readings are checked
Every reading on this page has passed the checks below. A reading that fails any of them is stored as refused and can never be ranked, shown as a record, or counted in a daily high or low.
No reading from this station has been refused in the last 14 days.
- 01
Has a real position
A reading with no usable latitude and longitude is discarded. It cannot be ranked, mapped, or compared with its neighbours, and a temperature with no place is not an answer to which place is hottest.
- 02
Position is not a placeholder
Some feeds fill an unknown position with a stand-in value such as 99.99 degrees or an elevation of 9999 m. Those are not coordinates. They are caught separately from a missing position because a station placed at a fake point has no neighbours, so the neighbour check below can never see anything wrong with it.
- 03
The bulletin itself is current
SYNOP arrives as files that are only re-read when they change. A file that has stopped being updated is set aside whole, before any reading inside it is considered.
- 04
The reading is recent enough for its network
Different networks get different windows, because they report at different rates: 2 hours for METAR, which transmits continuously, and 9 hours for SYNOP, which reports at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC. A single rule would have discarded the entire synoptic network, including every station in Antarctica.
- 05
Inside the range of measured temperature