Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamale weather
in April.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd 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 Tamale: daytime highs average 36.7°C and nights cool to about 26.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 51 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (154 km away). In April its highs average 38.6°C, 1.9°C warmer than Tamale, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Tamale ranks 4th of 26 for the warmest April highs and 7th of 26 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 26 cities is 32.6°C; Tamale is 4.1°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 34.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 51 mm to 68 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
Tamale climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 37.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 5.7 | 1.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.8°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 21 | 4.7 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 36.7°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 51 | 9.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 68 | 12.1 | 12.513 h |
| June | 32.0°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 78 | 13.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 152 | 20.9 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 225 | 25.5 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 179 | 22.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 69 | 11.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.8°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 1.5 | 0.1 | 11.612 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
- Bolgatanga in AprilGhana · 154 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 26.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Bawku in AprilGhana · 196 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 26.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Wa in AprilGhana · 196 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 68 mm rain
- Sokodé in AprilTogo · 221 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 113 mm rain
- Kara in AprilTogo · 223 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 24.6°C · 90 mm rain
- Ejura in AprilGhana · 231 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.2°C · 103 mm rain
- Techiman in AprilGhana · 235 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 130 mm rain
- Jirapa in AprilGhana · 240 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 25.7°C · 49 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 Tamale) is explained once on the Tamale year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.