Climate averages 1991–2020
Bawku weather
in June.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Bawku: daytime highs average 33.6°C and nights cool to about 24.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes June a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 46 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (73 km away). In June its highs average 33.6°C, about as warm as Bawku, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bawku ranks joint 1st of 26 for the warmest June highs and 1st of 26 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 26 cities is 29.2°C; Bawku is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 56 mm to 123 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in JuneGhana · 73 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.6°C · 62 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JuneBurkina Faso · 129 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 51 mm rain
- Pouytenga in JuneBurkina Faso · 134 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Saaba in JuneBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Tamale in JuneGhana · 196 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 78 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in JuneBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 25.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Kara in JuneTogo · 229 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 160 mm rain
- Kaya in JuneBurkina Faso · 243 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 25.8°C · 39 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.