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Triplandio Kumasi guide covers 3 travel guides across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Kumasi with 66 POI, spanning 52.9 km in total. Get inspired by 4 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Kumasi
City & Country Data Ghana (Kumasi)
Key travel data for Kumasi — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Ghana
Cost
HIGH
Safety
57
Health
13
Lifestyle
49
Infra
11
Rank
#86
Score
24
Tourists
897K/y
GDP/cap
$3.3k
Life Exp
65.7 yrs
Population
35.1M
Currency
GHS GH₵
Language
English
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
191
💰 Prices in Kumasi
Coffee
$1.00
Beer
$1.00
Lunch
$3.00
Groceries
$10.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.50
Transit
$0.50
Fuel
$1.00/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$313/m
Best time to visit Kumasi (Ghana)
Now (September) avg: 25°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Dec & Feb.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
29°C / 22°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:55 / 18:00
Local time
22:24
Best Months 
Dec & Feb
Dec & Feb
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
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Oct
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
A mix of finely grated cassava served with spices. Fried plantains coated with ginger and spices. Stew made from cocoyam leaves and traditional spices. A spicy stew of black-eyed peas and fried plantains.
Traditional Local Food
Kumasi (Ghana)
🌱
Street food
Vegan
Gari Fotoh
gah-ree fo-toh
· Crushed cassava with spices
Snack
Vegan
Kelewele
kel-uh-wel-ey
· Spicy fried plantains
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Kontomire Stew
Abom
kon-to-mee-ray stew
· Spinach and cocoyam stew
Main course
Vegan
Red Red
Stewed black-eyed peas
