Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamale weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Tamale: daytime highs average 37.1°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.7 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (154 km away). In February its highs average 37.4°C, about as warm as Tamale, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Tamale ranks 2nd of 26 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 26 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is 33.4°C; Tamale is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 37.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.7 mm to 21 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in FebruaryGhana · 154 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Bawku in FebruaryGhana · 196 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 22.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Wa in FebruaryGhana · 196 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Sokodé in FebruaryTogo · 221 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Kara in FebruaryTogo · 223 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Ejura in FebruaryGhana · 231 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Techiman in FebruaryGhana · 235 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 47 mm rain
- Jirapa in FebruaryGhana · 240 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 3.1 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.