Heavy Blankets For Sale in Downtown Accra
In case we haven't mentioned lately, it is always hot and humid in Ghana. At least, that is our perspective. Elder Markham calls it 80/80 weather, meaning 80 degrees and 80 percent humidity. Ghana is just north of the equator and on the coast, so changing ocean currents provide the only variability in weather patterns. The drier season runs from November through April, with a noticeable temperature break coming from the Harmattan dust in January. The rainy season starts in May and runs through mid-July, when temperatures are a little cooler. In late July, the weather gets hot until mid-September when a minor rainy season 'cools' things off for a month. Then it is hot and dry again.
In spite of all the hype regarding global warming, Ghanaians didn't see it this year. The cooler rainy season began in May and has continued through August. Cooler in this case means lower 70's at night in Accra and an occasional high 60's at night in villages to the north. Elder Markham calls this 'obruni weather.' But our friends from Ghana call it 'brutal weather!'
Some Things You Wouldn't Expect to See
Heavy Blankets For Sale in Downtown Accra
A Ski Parka Vendor in Aburi
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Our guard Baba got out his heavy sweater again. |
Mary, the vegetable lady, carried her heavy load to the Temple Complex in a sweatshirt. |
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Yonda is a high school teacher who sells parkas during his summer break. He says business is great this year. |
Families that came to the Temple wore jackets and in some cases two shirts. |
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The Liberians had to bundle up during their August visit to the Temple. |
Babies were completely covered, including a strange foot adornment called socks. |
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| Newborns were bundled. |
In addition to the sweatshirt, this guy snuggled against Mom's warm back. |
On Our August Visit in Asamankese we saw...
...this baby in long sleeves and a knit cap.
Note the attire of these chicken herders as
they work in the plantain forest.
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