Climate averages 1991–2020
Bolgatanga weather
in June.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Bolgatanga: daytime highs average 33.6°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 62 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes June a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 45 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bawku (73 km away). In June its highs average 33.6°C, about as warm as Bolgatanga, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bolgatanga ranks joint 1st of 26 for the warmest June highs and 2nd of 26 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 26 cities is 29.2°C; Bolgatanga is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 62 mm to 132 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Bawku in JuneGhana · 73 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Tamale in JuneGhana · 154 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 78 mm rain
- Pouytenga in JuneBurkina Faso · 169 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Saaba in JuneBurkina Faso · 187 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in JuneBurkina Faso · 191 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 25.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JuneBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 51 mm rain
- Wa in JuneGhana · 198 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 101 mm rain
- Jirapa in JuneGhana · 204 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 82 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.