Greater Accra Region · Ghana

Tema travel guide

Tema is a city in Greater Accra Region, Ghana, home to about 162,000 people.

Best months
July and August
Nearest airport
ACC18 km · Kotoka International Airport
Currency
GHSGhana cedi
Time zone
Africa/Accra
Language
English

Things to do

What to see and do in Tema

See

  • Fish Market

Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Tema

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tema are July and August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 164 mm of rain.

0°17°33°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec164 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Tema: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kotoka International Airport (ACC), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

ACC · Kotoka International Airport

18.1 km from the centreICAO DGAA

Questions

Tema: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Tema?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tema are July and August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 164 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Tema?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kotoka International Airport (ACC), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Tema?

Ghana cedi (GHS).

Nearby

Destinations near Tema

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.