Climate averages 1991–2020
Bawku weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Bawku: daytime highs average 36.3°C and nights cool to about 26.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 38 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (73 km away). In May its highs average 36.4°C, about as warm as Bawku, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bawku ranks 2nd of 26 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 26 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 26 cities is 31.2°C; Bawku is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 33.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 56 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in MayGhana · 73 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in MayBurkina Faso · 129 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 26.9°C · 34 mm rain
- Pouytenga in MayBurkina Faso · 134 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 27.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Saaba in MayBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 27.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Tamale in MayGhana · 196 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 25.3°C · 68 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in MayBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 27.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Kara in MayTogo · 229 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 144 mm rain
- Kaya in MayBurkina Faso · 243 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 27.2°C · 14 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.