Climate averages 1991–2020
Bawku weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Bawku: daytime highs average 30.5°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 123 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes July a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (73 km away). In July its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Bawku, with 132 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bawku ranks joint 1st of 26 for the warmest July highs and 18th of 26 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 26 cities is 27.8°C; Bawku is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 123 mm to 195 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in JulyGhana · 73 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 132 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JulyBurkina Faso · 129 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 109 mm rain
- Pouytenga in JulyBurkina Faso · 134 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Saaba in JulyBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 122 mm rain
- Tamale in JulyGhana · 196 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 152 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in JulyBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 122 mm rain
- Kara in JulyTogo · 229 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 233 mm rain
- Kaya in JulyBurkina Faso · 243 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 100 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.