Climate averages 1991–2020
Bolgatanga weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Bolgatanga: daytime highs average 39.1°C and nights cool to about 25.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bawku (73 km away). In March its highs average 38.8°C, about as warm as Bolgatanga, with 6.3 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bolgatanga ranks 1st of 26 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 26 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 26 cities is 33.3°C; Bolgatanga is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 38.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 32 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Bawku in MarchGhana · 73 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Tamale in MarchGhana · 154 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 25.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Pouytenga in MarchBurkina Faso · 169 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Saaba in MarchBurkina Faso · 187 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in MarchBurkina Faso · 191 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in MarchBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Wa in MarchGhana · 198 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 26 mm rain
- Jirapa in MarchGhana · 204 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 24.5°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 Bolgatanga) is explained once on the Bolgatanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.