Tema
City in Ghana: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Tema (city)1: Axe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Tema is a city in Ghana, in Greater Accra. About 155,782 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Ghana in our atlas.
It lies at 5.67° N, 0.02° W, about 27 m (89 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Accra time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Tema. Green dots: other major cities of Ghana. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tema 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.
What to eat in GhanaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Ashaiman · 4 km
- Accra · 24 km
- Atsiaman · 35 km
- Koforidua · 54 km
- Cape Coast · 150 km
- Obuase · 192 km
- Sekondi · 205 km
- Sekondi-Takoradi · 209 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2294700 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q726143 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Tema (city)1: Axe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)