Climate averages 1991–2020
Bolgatanga weather
in April.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Bolgatanga: daytime highs average 38.6°C and nights cool to about 26.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 22 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bawku (73 km away). In April its highs average 38.5°C, about as warm as Bolgatanga, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bolgatanga ranks 1st of 26 for the warmest April highs and 2nd of 26 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 26 cities is 32.6°C; Bolgatanga is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 36.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 53 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Bolgatanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 37.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| March | 39.1°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 10 | 2.3 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 38.6°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 32 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.4°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 53 | 10.3 | 12.613 h |
| June | 33.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 62 | 11.3 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 132 | 19.2 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 211 | 25.2 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 144 | 18.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 46 | 8.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 3.6 | 0.6 | 11.612 h |
| December | 35.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 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
April in nearby cities
- Bawku in AprilGhana · 73 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 26.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Tamale in AprilGhana · 154 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 26.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Pouytenga in AprilBurkina Faso · 169 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 26.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Saaba in AprilBurkina Faso · 187 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 26.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in AprilBurkina Faso · 191 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 26.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in AprilBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 26.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Wa in AprilGhana · 198 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 68 mm rain
- Jirapa in AprilGhana · 204 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 25.7°C · 49 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 Bolgatanga) is explained once on the Bolgatanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.