Climate averages 1991–2020
Bawku weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 6th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Bawku: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (73 km away). In December its highs average 35.0°C, 0.6°C warmer than Bawku, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bawku ranks 4th of 26 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 26 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 26 cities is 31.7°C; Bawku is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bawku climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.4°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.8°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.8°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 6.3 | 1.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.5°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 25 | 5.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.3°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 49 | 9.9 | 12.613 h |
| June | 33.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 56 | 10.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 123 | 18.0 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 195 | 23.7 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.8°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 137 | 16.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 40 | 7.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 34.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in DecemberGhana · 73 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in DecemberBurkina Faso · 129 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Pouytenga in DecemberBurkina Faso · 134 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Saaba in DecemberBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Tamale in DecemberGhana · 196 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in DecemberBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kara in DecemberTogo · 229 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Kaya in DecemberBurkina Faso · 243 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bawku) is explained once on the Bawku year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.