Lightning strikes in Ghana
The detection network has located 1,160 lightning strikes in Ghana since the archive began, including 733 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Ghana #64 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Ghana is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 12 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 9 |
| 2026-08-13 | 109 |
| 2026-08-12 | 401 |
| 2026-08-11 | 155 |
| 2026-08-09 | 21 |
| 2026-08-08 | 38 |
| 2026-08-06 | 30 |
| 2026-08-05 | 90 |
| 2026-08-03 | 30 |
| 2026-08-02 | 36 |
| 2026-08-01 | 162 |
| 2026-07-29 | 79 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Ghana's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern | 666 | 398 | 57.4% |
| 2 | Brong-Ahafo | 170 | 125 | 14.7% |
| 3 | Upper West | 162 | 103 | 14.0% |
| 4 | Volta | 77 | 68 | 6.6% |
| 5 | Upper East | 43 | 22 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Ashanti | 21 | 6 | 1.8% |
| 7 | Eastern | 16 | 10 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Savanes | 3 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Kara | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Sissili | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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