Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamale weather
in June.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Tamale: daytime highs average 32.0°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 78 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes June a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bolgatanga (154 km away). In June its highs average 33.6°C, 1.6°C warmer than Tamale, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Tamale ranks 4th of 26 for the warmest June highs and 3rd of 26 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 26 cities is 29.2°C; Tamale is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 78 mm to 152 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Bolgatanga in JuneGhana · 154 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.6°C · 62 mm rain
- Bawku in JuneGhana · 196 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Wa in JuneGhana · 196 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 101 mm rain
- Sokodé in JuneTogo · 221 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 186 mm rain
- Kara in JuneTogo · 223 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 160 mm rain
- Ejura in JuneGhana · 231 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.8°C · 108 mm rain
- Techiman in JuneGhana · 235 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 124 mm rain
- Jirapa in JuneGhana · 240 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 82 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.