Kete Krachi
Kete Kratje (former name)
Town & District Capital
Kete Krachi is located in Ghana
Kete Krachi
Kete Krachi
Location of Kete Krachi in Oti Region
Coordinates: 7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W / 7.800; -0.017
Country Ghana
RegionOti
DistrictKrachi West District
Population
 (2013)
  Total11,788[1]
 Ranked 72nd in Ghana
Time zoneGMT
  Summer (DST)GMT

Kete Krachi is the capital of the Krachi West District, in the western part of the Oti Region of Ghana, adjacent to Lake Volta. Kete Krachi is connected by a ferry to the town of Kwadjokrom, and by road to Bimbila and Dambai. Kete Krachi is the seventy-second most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 11,788 people.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Kete Krachi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38.3
(100.9)
40.0
(104.0)
40.6
(105.1)
38.9
(102.0)
37.2
(99.0)
37.2
(99.0)
33.3
(91.9)
35.0
(95.0)
33.9
(93.0)
35.6
(96.1)
36.7
(98.1)
37.2
(99.0)
40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.8
(94.6)
36.7
(98.1)
36.0
(96.8)
34.8
(94.6)
33.2
(91.8)
30.8
(87.4)
29.4
(84.9)
29.6
(85.3)
30.5
(86.9)
32.2
(90.0)
28.6
(83.5)
30.6
(87.1)
32.3
(90.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
29.5
(85.1)
29.9
(85.8)
29.3
(84.7)
28.2
(82.8)
26.6
(79.9)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.9
(80.4)
25.0
(77.0)
25.1
(77.2)
26.8
(80.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
22.4
(72.3)
23.9
(75.0)
23.8
(74.8)
23.2
(73.8)
22.5
(72.5)
22.0
(71.6)
21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
19.6
(67.3)
22.0
(71.6)
Record low °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)
14.5
(58.1)
20.5
(68.9)
21.0
(69.8)
20.0
(68.0)
19.5
(67.1)
17.0
(62.6)
18.5
(65.3)
19.5
(67.1)
19.0
(66.2)
16.0
(60.8)
10.0
(50.0)
10.0
(50.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24
(0.9)
37
(1.5)
86
(3.4)
138
(5.4)
229
(9.0)
214
(8.4)
205
(8.1)
171
(6.7)
276
(10.9)
192
(7.6)
188
(7.4)
87
(3.4)
1,847
(72.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) 2 3 8 11 13 15 15 11 18 16 8 2 121
Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00) 33 31 43 51 58 67 70 68 69 62 52 41 54
Mean monthly sunshine hours 223.2 228.8 244.9 225.0 248.0 180.0 139.5 155.0 135.0 229.4 264.0 254.2 2,527
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.2 8.1 7.9 7.5 8.0 6.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 7.4 8.8 8.2 6.9
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[2]

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. "Klimatafel von Kete–Krachi / Ghana" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W / 7.800; -0.017

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