Climate averages 1991–2020
Bolgatanga weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Bolgatanga: daytime highs average 37.4°C and nights cool to about 22.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bawku (73 km away). In February its highs average 36.8°C, 0.6°C cooler than Bolgatanga, with 1.2 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bolgatanga ranks 1st of 26 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 26 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is 33.4°C; Bolgatanga is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 39.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Bawku in FebruaryGhana · 73 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 22.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Tamale in FebruaryGhana · 154 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Pouytenga in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 169 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Saaba in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 187 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 191 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Wa in FebruaryGhana · 198 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Jirapa in FebruaryGhana · 204 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 3.1 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.