Akuse is a town in the Lower Manya Krobo district of the Eastern Region of Ghana situated between Tema and Akosombo.
Akuse | |
|---|---|
 Canoemen on boat in Volta river above Akuse. From The National Archives UK, 1890's | |
  Akuse | |
| Coordinates: 6°06′00″N 0°08′00″W / 6.10000°N 0.13333°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| District | Lower Manya Krobo District |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
It is a fast growing community thanks to a number of companies operating from the area which is attracting skill and capital.
The community hosts a number of public institutions as well including Ghana Prisons, Ghana Health Service, Meteorological Services and Ghana Police Service.
The Kpong Hydro Generation Plant is located in Akuse and managed by the Volta River Authority (VRA).[1][2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Akuse (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.2 (100.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.8 (94.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.9 (0.59) |
26.7 (1.05) |
90.2 (3.55) |
106.8 (4.20) |
161.4 (6.35) |
175.9 (6.93) |
95.1 (3.74) |
37.7 (1.48) |
106.4 (4.19) |
135.9 (5.35) |
69.9 (2.75) |
28.2 (1.11) |
1,049.1 (41.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.2 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 71.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 52 | 59 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.1 | 214.7 | 217.0 | 204.0 | 220.1 | 135.0 | 142.6 | 170.5 | 147.0 | 220.1 | 231.0 | 244.9 | 2,367 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1973-1994, sun 1958-1962)[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Lower Manya Krobo District
- ^ "Youth donate to prison to climax Akuse youth festival 2018". 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Akuse Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Klimatafel von Akuse / Ghana" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 18 October 2016.