Climate averages 1991–2020
Bolgatanga weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Bolgatanga: daytime highs average 30.5°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 132 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes July a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bawku (73 km away). In July its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Bolgatanga, with 123 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bolgatanga ranks joint 1st of 26 for the warmest July highs and joint 19th of 26 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 26 cities is 27.8°C; Bolgatanga is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 132 mm to 211 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Bawku in JulyGhana · 73 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 123 mm rain
- Tamale in JulyGhana · 154 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 152 mm rain
- Pouytenga in JulyBurkina Faso · 169 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Saaba in JulyBurkina Faso · 187 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 122 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in JulyBurkina Faso · 191 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 122 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JulyBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 109 mm rain
- Wa in JulyGhana · 198 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 160 mm rain
- Jirapa in JulyGhana · 204 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 143 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.