Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamale weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Tamale: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (154 km away). In January 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 1st of 26 for the warmest January highs and 5th of 26 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 26 cities is 32.5°C; Tamale is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 37.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 5.7 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
Tamale climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in JanuaryGhana · 154 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Bawku in JanuaryGhana · 196 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Wa in JanuaryGhana · 196 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Sokodé in JanuaryTogo · 221 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Kara in JanuaryTogo · 223 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Ejura in JanuaryGhana · 231 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Techiman in JanuaryGhana · 235 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Jirapa in JanuaryGhana · 240 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.5 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.