Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamale weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 5th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Tamale: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (154 km away). In December its highs average 35.0°C, about as warm as Tamale, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Tamale ranks 2nd of 26 for the warmest December highs and 5th of 26 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 26 cities is 31.7°C; Tamale is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 35.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 2.1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in DecemberGhana · 154 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bawku in DecemberGhana · 196 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Wa in DecemberGhana · 196 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sokodé in DecemberTogo · 221 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Kara in DecemberTogo · 223 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Ejura in DecemberGhana · 231 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Techiman in DecemberGhana · 235 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 21.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Jirapa in DecemberGhana · 240 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.2 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.