Climate averages 1991–2020
Koforidua weather
in January.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Koforidua: daytime highs average 32.7°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Atsiaman (45 km away). In January its highs average 32.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than Koforidua, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Koforidua ranks 14th of 26 for the warmest January highs and joint 23rd of 26 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 26 cities is 32.5°C; Koforidua is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 40 mm to 60 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
Koforidua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 32.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 40 | 8.2 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 60 | 12.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 103 | 19.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.8°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 115 | 21.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 167 | 25.4 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 193 | 25.6 | 12.512 h |
| July | 27.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 132 | 22.0 | 12.412 h |
| August | 27.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 103 | 20.8 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 167 | 25.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 152 | 25.3 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 81 | 18.5 | 11.812 h |
| December | 31.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 42 | 10.2 | 11.812 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
- Atsiaman in JanuaryGhana · 45 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Medina Estates in JanuaryGhana · 49 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Ashaiman in JanuaryGhana · 50 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Gbawe in JanuaryGhana · 58 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Accra in JanuaryGhana · 60 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Amanfrom in JanuaryGhana · 64 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Winneba in JanuaryGhana · 92 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Ho in JanuaryGhana · 98 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 22.8°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 Koforidua) is explained once on the Koforidua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.