Category: Heat waves affecting Ghana

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from April 29 2026 to May 03 2026 at 1.5°N 350.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 29 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.2 °C

Event center: 1.5°N 350.0°E

Area affected: 2130456 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-29_to_2026-May-03_350.0_1.5

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from October 16 2022 to May 03 2026 at 10.5°N 294.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Azores
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Canarias
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Madeira
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Réunion
  • Saint Eustatius
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 1296 days

Time span: October 16 2022 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 33.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 46.7 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 294.0°E

Area affected: 509588681 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2022-Oct-16_to_2026-May-03_294.0_10.5

Heat wave occuring from February 19 2026 to April 29 2026 at -24.0°S 9.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Angola
  • Antarctica
  • Benin
  • Cameroon
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eswatini
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 70 days

Time span: February 19 2026 to April 29 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.8 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 9.0°E

Area affected: 37900007 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Feb-19_to_2026-Apr-29_9.0_-24.0

Heat wave occuring from September 04 2025 to September 08 2025 at 8.5°N 359.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Benin
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 04 2025 to September 08 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 1.0°E

Area affected: 128351 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Sep-04_to_2025-Sep-08_359.0_8.5

Heat wave occuring from July 27 2025 to July 31 2025 at 9.0°N 358.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Togo

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 27 2025 to July 31 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 358.5°E

Area affected: 100778 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Jul-27_to_2025-Jul-31_358.5_9.0

Heat wave occuring from June 27 2025 to July 03 2025 at 9.0°N 6.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Benin
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 27 2025 to July 03 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 6.0°E

Area affected: 576032 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Jun-27_to_2025-Jul-03_6.0_9.0

Heat wave occuring from June 15 2025 to June 20 2025 at 5.5°N 0.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Benin
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 15 2025 to June 20 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: 5.5°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 116497 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Jun-15_to_2025-Jun-20_0.0_5.5

Heat wave occuring from May 25 2025 to May 28 2025 at 5.0°N 358.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 25 2025 to May 28 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: 5.0°N 358.0°E

Area affected: 52300 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-May-25_to_2025-May-28_358.0_5.0

Heat wave occuring from May 06 2025 to May 16 2025 at 8.0°N 351.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 06 2025 to May 16 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 383810 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-May-06_to_2025-May-16_351.0_8.0

Heat wave occuring from May 03 2025 to May 09 2025 at 8.0°N 357.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 03 2025 to May 09 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.6 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 357.0°E

Area affected: 52032 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-May-03_to_2025-May-09_357.0_8.0