Koforidua
City in Ghana: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Koforidua Township and Market 2: Samson Craig McArthur Sik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Koforidua is a city in Ghana, in Eastern. About 151,255 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Ghana in our atlas.
It lies at 6.09° N, 0.26° W, about 172 m (564 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Accra time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Koforidua. Green dots: other major cities of Ghana. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Koforidua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 21°C (70°F). Around 1,163 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.
What to eat in GhanaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Atsiaman · 45 km
- Ashaiman · 50 km
- Tema · 54 km
- Accra · 60 km
- Cape Coast · 155 km
- Obuase · 156 km
- Kumasi · 165 km
- Sekondi · 206 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2299522 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q406358 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Koforidua Township and Market 2: Samson Craig McArthur Sik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)