Rainfall Dekadal

Name: Ghana Rainfall Dekadal
Creator: WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Satellite-estimated rainfall for every Ghanaian region and district in ten-day periods since 1981, with the long-term average for the same period and the anomaly against it, plus one and three-month accumulations. The series drought monitoring and crop-year assessment run on. CHIRPS via WFP VAM on HDX, CC BY 4.0. 370350 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · covers 1 Jan 1981 to 1 Sep 2026listing updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵49.00370,125 recordsClimate

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
date	DATE NOT NULL
admin_level	INTEGER
area_name	TEXT
region	TEXT
pcode	TEXT
rainfall_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_average_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_1month_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_1month_average_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_3month_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_3month_average_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_anomaly_pct	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_1month_anomaly_pct	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_3month_anomaly_pct	DECIMAL(10,2)
pixels	INTEGER
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Rainfall Dekadal
dateDATE NOT NULL	admin levelINTEGER	area nameTEXT	regionTEXT	pcodeTEXT	rainfall mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall average mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 1month mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 1month average mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 3month mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 3month average mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 1month anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 3month anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)	pixelsINTEGER	sourceTEXT
1981-01-01	2	Asunafo North Municipal	Ahafo	GH0101	1.96	3.09	—	—	—	—	85.96	—	—	45	WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)
1981-01-01	2	Asunafo South	Ahafo	GH0102	2	3.92	—	—	—	—	78.49	—	—	28	WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)
1981-01-01	2	Asutifi North	Ahafo	GH0103	1.97	2.96	—	—	—	—	87.51	—	—	32	WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)
1981-01-01	2	Asutifi South	Ahafo	GH0104	2	3.31	—	—	—	—	84.19	—	—	19	WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)
1981-01-01	2	Tano North Municipal	Ahafo	GH0105	1.73	2.82	—	—	—	—	86.06	—	—	30	WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

dateDATE NOT NULL	admin levelINTEGER	area nameTEXT	regionTEXT	pcodeTEXT	rainfall mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall average mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 1month mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 1month average mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 3month mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 3month average mmDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 1month anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)	rainfall 3month anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)	pixelsINTEGER	sourceTEXT
2000-01-01	10	example-area_name-1	example-region-1	example-pcode-1	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	example-source-1
2000-01-01	20	example-area_name-2	example-region-2	example-pcode-2	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	example-source-2
2000-01-01	30	example-area_name-3	example-region-3	example-pcode-3	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	example-source-3
2000-01-01	40	example-area_name-4	example-region-4	example-pcode-4	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	example-source-4
2000-01-01	50	example-area_name-5	example-region-5	example-pcode-5	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	example-source-5
2000-01-01	60	example-area_name-6	example-region-6	example-pcode-6	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	example-source-6
2000-01-01	70	example-area_name-7	example-region-7	example-pcode-7	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	example-source-7
2000-01-01	80	example-area_name-8	example-region-8	example-pcode-8	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/rainfall_dekadal

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: 1 Jan 1981 to 1 Sep 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1 Jan 1981 to 1 Sep 2026; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Rainfall dekadal (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/rainfall-dekadal

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rainfall_dekadal?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rainfall_dekadal?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rainfall_dekadal",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Rainfall Dekadal

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
date	DATE NOT NULL
admin_level	INTEGER
area_name	TEXT
region	TEXT
pcode	TEXT
rainfall_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_average_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_1month_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_1month_average_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_3month_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_3month_average_mm	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_anomaly_pct	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_1month_anomaly_pct	DECIMAL(10,2)
rainfall_3month_anomaly_pct	DECIMAL(10,2)
pixels	INTEGER
source	TEXT

dateDATE NOT NULL

admin levelINTEGER

area nameTEXT

regionTEXT

pcodeTEXT

rainfall mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall average mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 1month mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 1month average mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 3month mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 3month average mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 1month anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 3month anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)

pixelsINTEGER

sourceTEXT

1981-01-01

Asunafo North Municipal

Ahafo

GH0101

1.96

3.09

—

85.96

—

WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

1981-01-01

Asunafo South

Ahafo

GH0102

3.92

—

78.49

—

WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

1981-01-01

Asutifi North

Ahafo

GH0103

1.97

2.96

—

87.51

—

WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

1981-01-01

Asutifi South

Ahafo

GH0104

3.31

—

84.19

—

WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

1981-01-01

Tano North Municipal

Ahafo

GH0105

1.73

2.82

—

86.06

—

WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX (CC BY 4.0)

dateDATE NOT NULL

admin levelINTEGER

area nameTEXT

regionTEXT

pcodeTEXT

rainfall mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall average mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 1month mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 1month average mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 3month mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 3month average mmDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 1month anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)

rainfall 3month anomaly pctDECIMAL(10,2)

pixelsINTEGER

sourceTEXT

2000-01-01

example-area_name-1

example-region-1

example-pcode-1

example-source-1

2000-01-01

example-area_name-2

example-region-2

example-pcode-2

example-source-2

2000-01-01

example-area_name-3

example-region-3

example-pcode-3

example-source-3

2000-01-01

example-area_name-4

example-region-4

example-pcode-4

example-source-4

2000-01-01

example-area_name-5

example-region-5

example-pcode-5

example-source-5

2000-01-01

example-area_name-6

example-region-6

example-pcode-6

example-source-6

2000-01-01

example-area_name-7

example-region-7

example-pcode-7

example-source-7

2000-01-01

example-area_name-8

example-region-8

example-pcode-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Rainfall dekadal (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from WFP VAM rainfall (CHIRPS) via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/rainfall-dekadal

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rainfall_dekadal?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rainfall_dekadal?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/rainfall_dekadal",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]