Seasons in Ghana

The seasons are the changes in weather conditions of a place from time to time. As we have read earlier, there are two seasons in Ghana. The Dry season and the Wet season

The Wet Season

The wet or rainy season is the time of the year where there is rainfall. The southern section of the country experience two periods or rainfall. The two periods occur between March to July and September to October with the heaviest rainfall mostly occurring in June.

Northern Ghana has one wet season which lasts from June to October. There is plenty of food for consumption, fresh grass for grazing for goats, sheep etc

The Dry Season

The dry season is the period where there is very little or no rainfall. In the southern part of Ghana, the dry season occurs between November to February.

The period is much longer in the Northern part which occurs between November to June. The North-East trade winds is severe in the northern parts during this season and is also known as “Harmattan.”