Climate averages 1991–2020
Ho weather
in January.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Ho: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kpalimé (38 km away). In January its highs average 33.7°C, 0.6°C warmer than Ho, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Ho ranks 11th of 26 for the warmest January highs and joint 19th of 26 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 26 cities is 32.5°C; Ho is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 44 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Ho climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 33.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 27 | 6.5 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 44 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 33.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 78 | 18.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 99 | 19.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 163 | 25.3 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.8°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 194 | 26.4 | 12.512 h |
| July | 27.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 159 | 23.6 | 12.512 h |
| August | 27.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 136 | 22.4 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 214 | 26.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 180 | 26.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.8°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 85 | 19.6 | 11.812 h |
| December | 31.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 33 | 8.3 | 11.712 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
January in nearby cities
- Kpalimé in JanuaryTogo · 38 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Hohoe in JanuaryGhana · 61 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Lomé in JanuaryTogo · 98 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Koforidua in JanuaryGhana · 98 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 40 mm rain
- Ashaiman in JanuaryGhana · 115 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Medina Estates in JanuaryGhana · 125 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Atakpamé in JanuaryTogo · 127 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Atsiaman in JanuaryGhana · 134 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 27 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 Ho) is explained once on the Ho year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.