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Kete Krachi 
Summary
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]
Kete Krachi
Kete Kratje (former name) | |
|---|---|
  Kete Krachi Location of Kete Krachi in Oti Region | |
| Coordinates: 7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Oti |
| District | Krachi West District |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 11,788[1] |
| Ranked 72nd in Ghana | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Climate edit
| 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 edit
References edit
7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W