Climate averages 1991–2020
Bawku weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Bawku: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 20.5°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 January (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (73 km away). In January 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 6th of 26 for the warmest January highs and 1st of 26 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 26 cities is 32.5°C; Bawku is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 36.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in JanuaryGhana · 73 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JanuaryBurkina Faso · 129 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Pouytenga in JanuaryBurkina Faso · 134 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 17.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Saaba in JanuaryBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tamale in JanuaryGhana · 196 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 20.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in JanuaryBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kara in JanuaryTogo · 229 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Kaya in JanuaryBurkina Faso · 243 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 16.4°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.