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Ghana travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle. Photo: Rjruiziii, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6h 45mflight from London
Cedicurrency
Visa neededfor UK passports
Type D, Gplugs

Castles of the slave coast, markets and gold-coast beaches

Don't miss

  1. Cape Coast Castle
  2. Kakum canopy walk
  3. Accra
Good forHistory & ruinsCultureBeaches

Best time to visit Ghana from the UK

Best value: Mar, Oct. Nov–Mar: dry season. Busiest and priciest: Nov–Feb.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Accra, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Accra for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: March and OctoberThe warmest of the best-value months (26–28°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Nov–FebUsually 27–28°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Apr–SepAround 24–28°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: March (28°C) · coolest: August (24°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Festivals and events

  • Panafest Jul–Aug · Cape Coast (every 2 years)
  • Chale Wote Street Art Festival Aug · Accra
  • Homowo Aug · Accra
  • December in GH Dec · Accra

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 6h 45m
Distance
5,106 km
Main airport
ACC

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

CediCapital: Accra
Type D, G · 230VUK plugs fit
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
112
EmergencyAmbulance 999
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • FCDO adviceAdvises against all but essential travel to parts of GhanaCheck which areas before you book.
  • VisaVisa needed in advanceApply online in advance
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Ghana, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 2 July 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Ghana before you book and again before you go.

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