Kete Krachi

Kete Krachi
Kete Kratje (former name)
Town & District Capital
Kete Krachi

Location of Kete Krachi in Volta

Coordinates: 7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W / 7.800; -0.017
Country  Ghana
Region Volta Region
District Krachi West District
Population (2013)
 • Total 11,788[1]
  Ranked 72nd in Ghana
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)

Kete Krachi is a town in the Krachi West District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Kete Krachi is the capital of the Krachi West District. It is in the West of the Volta region, and is adjacent to Lake Volta. Kete Krachi is connected by a ferry to the town of Kwadjokrom, and by road to Bimbila and Dambai. The town is also known for the Kete Krachi Secondary Technology.[2][3] The school is a second cycle institution.[4] Kete Krachi is the seventy-second most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 11,788 people.[1]

Climate

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)		 40.6
(105.1)		 38.9
(102)		 37.2
(99)		 37.2
(99)		 33.3
(91.9)		 35.0
(95)		 33.9
(93)		 35.6
(96.1)		 36.7
(98.1)		 37.2
(99)		 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)		 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)		 25.1
(77.2)		 26.8
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)		 22.4
(72.3)		 23.9
(75)		 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)		 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)		 10.0
(50)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24
(0.94)		 37
(1.46)		 86
(3.39)		 138
(5.43)		 229
(9.02)		 214
(8.43)		 205
(8.07)		 171
(6.73)		 276
(10.87)		 192
(7.56)		 188
(7.4)		 87
(3.43)		 1,847
(72.72)
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[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
  2. ↑ "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "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′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W / 7.800; -0.017

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