Climate averages 1991–2020
Jirapa weather
in April.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Jirapa: daytime highs average 37.2°C and nights cool to about 25.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 21 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Wa (57 km away). In April its highs average 36.4°C, 0.8°C cooler than Jirapa, with 68 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Jirapa ranks 3rd of 26 for the warmest April highs and 6th of 26 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 26 cities is 32.6°C; Jirapa is 4.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 35.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 75 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Jirapa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 16 | 3.4 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 37.2°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 49 | 9.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 35.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 75 | 13.2 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 82 | 14.6 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 143 | 20.5 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 220 | 24.3 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 155 | 20.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 65 | 11.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 4.5 | 1.3 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.5°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Wa in AprilGhana · 57 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 68 mm rain
- Houndé in AprilBurkina Faso · 139 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 26.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in AprilBurkina Faso · 188 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 25.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Koudougou in AprilBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 26.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in AprilGhana · 204 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 26.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Banfora in AprilBurkina Faso · 225 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 25.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in AprilBurkina Faso · 240 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 26.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Tamale in AprilGhana · 240 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 26.1°C · 51 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 Jirapa) is explained once on the Jirapa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.