Climate averages 1991–2020
Bolgatanga weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in Bolgatanga: daytime highs average 35.3°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes November a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bawku (73 km away). In November its highs average 35.1°C, about as warm as Bolgatanga, with 1.7 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Bolgatanga ranks 1st of 26 for the warmest November highs and 2nd of 26 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 26 cities is 30.8°C; Bolgatanga is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.6 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Bawku in NovemberGhana · 73 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Tamale in NovemberGhana · 154 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 22.6°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Pouytenga in NovemberBurkina Faso · 169 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Saaba in NovemberBurkina Faso · 187 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in NovemberBurkina Faso · 191 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in NovemberBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Wa in NovemberGhana · 198 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Jirapa in NovemberGhana · 204 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 4.5 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.