Climate averages 1991–2020
Berekum weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Berekum: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Japekrom (26 km away). In January its highs average 33.9°C, about as warm as Berekum, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Berekum ranks 8th of 26 for the warmest January highs and 9th of 26 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 26 cities is 32.5°C; Berekum is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 33 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
Berekum climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 33.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 12 | 2.2 | 11.712 h |
| February | 34.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 33 | 5.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 33.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 78 | 13.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 96 | 16.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 94 | 17.6 | 12.512 h |
| June | 29.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 96 | 18.3 | 12.513 h |
| July | 27.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 88 | 17.5 | 12.513 h |
| August | 27.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 102 | 17.3 | 12.412 h |
| September | 28.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 131 | 22.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 96 | 18.8 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 43 | 9.1 | 11.812 h |
| December | 32.1°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 13 | 3.0 | 11.712 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
- Japekrom in JanuaryGhana · 26 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Sunyani in JanuaryGhana · 31 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 21.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Bondoukou in JanuaryIvory Coast · 69 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Techiman in JanuaryGhana · 73 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Abengourou in JanuaryIvory Coast · 129 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ejura in JanuaryGhana · 136 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Kumasi in JanuaryGhana · 136 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Daoukro in JanuaryIvory Coast · 158 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 16 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 Berekum) is explained once on the Berekum year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.