Climate averages 1991–2020
Bawku weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in Bawku: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes November a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (73 km away). In November its highs average 35.3°C, about as warm as Bawku, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bawku ranks 2nd of 26 for the warmest November highs and 1st of 26 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 26 cities is 30.8°C; Bawku is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.7 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in NovemberGhana · 73 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in NovemberBurkina Faso · 129 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Pouytenga in NovemberBurkina Faso · 134 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Saaba in NovemberBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Tamale in NovemberGhana · 196 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 22.6°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in NovemberBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Kara in NovemberTogo · 229 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Kaya in NovemberBurkina Faso · 243 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.4 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.