Kete Krachi

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Kete Krachi
Kete Kratje (former name)
Town & District Capital
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Kete Krachi
Location of Kete Krachi in Oti Region
Coordinates: 7°48′N0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W / 7.800; -0.017
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Oti
District Krachi West District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total11,788 [1]
 Ranked 72nd in Ghana
Time zone GMT
 • 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]

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Climate

Climate data for Kete Krachi
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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)2381113151511181682121
Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00)33314351586770686962524154
Mean monthly sunshine hours 223.2228.8244.9225.0248.0180.0139.5155.0135.0229.4264.0254.22,527
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.28.17.97.58.06.04.55.04.57.48.88.26.9
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst [2]

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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.

Coordinates: 7°48′N0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W / 7.800; -0.017

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