Accra grew from three rival colonial forts, British, Dutch and Danish, that merged into the capital of the British Gold Coast in 1877, and takes its name from the Akan word Nkran, 'ants', for the anthills that once covered the coast. The 2019 Year of Return, marking 400 years since the first enslaved Africans reached Virginia, lifted airport arrivals 45% and left a lasting remote-work and expat scene centred on Osu and East Legon. Landlords here routinely demand one to two years' rent upfront, despite a legal cap of six months.
Nights sit around 24°C and afternoons around 30°C.
Accra barely changes season: afternoons sit around 32°C and nights around 25°C most of the year.
Rain is spread through the year — about 799 mm in total, from 190 mm in June down to 12 mm in January — so no single month is a washout.
Wind is rarely an issue; most months sit between calm and a light breeze. Air quality is worth watching: February averages an AQI of 97, while October clears to 41.
Daylight is steady all year, around 12.0 hours a day.
For what you're after, the best months in Accra are July – April. Expect fast internet (67 Mbps) and a moderate cost of living (about €1150 a month).
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