Climate averages 1991–2020
Bawku weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Bawku: daytime highs average 36.8°C and nights cool to about 22.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (73 km away). In February its highs average 37.4°C, 0.6°C warmer than Bawku, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bawku ranks 4th of 26 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 26 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is 33.4°C; Bawku is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 38.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.2 mm to 6.3 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in FebruaryGhana · 73 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 129 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Pouytenga in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 134 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Saaba in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Tamale in FebruaryGhana · 196 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kara in FebruaryTogo · 229 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Kaya in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 243 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.1 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.