Ashaiman
City in Ghana: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Sakumono Ramsar Site as seen from Tema community 11. 7th lane. Pic. 6: Natborks, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ashaiman is a city in Ghana, in Greater Accra. About 190,972 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Ghana in our atlas.
It lies at 5.70° N, 0.03° W, about 23 m (75 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Accra time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Ashaiman. Green dots: other major cities of Ghana. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ashaiman has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 22°C (72°F). Around 1,167 mm (46 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Tema · 4 km
- Accra · 24 km
- Atsiaman · 32 km
- Koforidua · 50 km
- Cape Coast · 149 km
- Obuase · 189 km
- Sekondi · 204 km
- Kumasi · 207 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2304121 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q724730 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Sakumono Ramsar Site as seen from Tema community 11. 7th lane. Pic. 6: Natborks, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)