Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamale weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Tamale: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 152 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes July a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (154 km away). In July its highs average 30.5°C, 1.0°C warmer than Tamale, with 132 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Tamale ranks 4th of 26 for the warmest July highs and 23rd of 26 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 26 cities is 27.8°C; Tamale is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 152 mm to 225 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in JulyGhana · 154 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 132 mm rain
- Bawku in JulyGhana · 196 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 123 mm rain
- Wa in JulyGhana · 196 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 160 mm rain
- Sokodé in JulyTogo · 221 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 254 mm rain
- Kara in JulyTogo · 223 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 233 mm rain
- Ejura in JulyGhana · 231 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.2°C · 105 mm rain
- Techiman in JulyGhana · 235 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 110 mm rain
- Jirapa in JulyGhana · 240 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 143 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.