Category: Heat waves affecting Ghana

Heat wave occuring from May 03 2025 to May 09 2025 at 8.0°N 0.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ghana
  • Togo

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 03 2025 to May 09 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.0 °C

Event center: 7.0°N 359.5°E

Area affected: 64396 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_0.0_8.0

Heat wave occuring from April 18 2025 to April 22 2025 at 6.5°N 3.5°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: April 18 2025 to April 22 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.4 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 3.5°E

Area affected: 88928 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-Apr-18_to_2025-Apr-22_3.5_6.5

Heat wave occuring from April 16 2025 to April 18 2025 at 5.0°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: 3 days

Time span: April 16 2025 to April 18 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: 5.0°N 357.0°E

Area affected: 55331 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-Apr-16_to_2025-Apr-18_357.0_5.0

Heat wave occuring from April 04 2025 to April 09 2025 at 6.0°N 10.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 04 2025 to April 09 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 35.7 °C

Event center: 6.0°N 10.0°E

Area affected: 647801 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-Apr-04_to_2025-Apr-09_10.0_6.0

Heat wave occuring from April 04 2025 to April 28 2025 at 10.0°N 8.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria

Duration: 25 days

Time span: April 04 2025 to April 28 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: -2.5°S 356.0°E

Area affected: 1559559 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-Apr-04_to_2025-Apr-28_8.5_10.0

Heat wave occuring from March 28 2025 to April 15 2025 at 7.5°N 348.0°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
  • Mali
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 19 days

Time span: March 28 2025 to April 15 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.4 °C

Event center: 7.5°N 348.0°E

Area affected: 511511 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-Mar-28_to_2025-Apr-15_348.0_7.5

Heat wave occuring from July 13 2024 to July 20 2024 at 7.5°N 359.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Benin
  • Ghana
  • Togo

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 13 2024 to July 20 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 7.5°N 359.5°E

Area affected: 97894 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_2024-Jul-13_to_2024-Jul-20_359.5_7.5

Heat wave occuring from February 15 2023 to March 08 2023 at 8.5°N 349.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

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

Duration: 22 days

Time span: February 15 2023 to March 08 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.8 °C

Event center: 8.5°N 349.5°E

Area affected: 810760 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_2023-Feb-15_to_2023-Mar-08_349.5_8.5

Heat wave occuring from January 06 2023 to January 10 2023 at 14.0°N 359.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 06 2023 to January 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 359.5°E

Area affected: 507984 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_2023-Jan-06_to_2023-Jan-10_359.5_14.0

Heat wave occuring from December 09 2022 to December 16 2022 at 6.5°N 0.5°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: 8 days

Time span: December 09 2022 to December 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: 6.0°N 357.5°E

Area affected: 83055 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_2022-Dec-09_to_2022-Dec-16_0.5_6.5