Climate averages 1991–2020
Wa 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 Wa: daytime highs average 36.7°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.0 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 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jirapa (57 km away). In February its highs average 36.9°C, about as warm as Wa, with 3.1 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Wa ranks 5th of 26 for the warmest February highs and 5th of 26 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 26 cities is 33.4°C; Wa is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 37.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.0 mm to 26 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
Wa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 36.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 6.0 | 1.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 26 | 5.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 68 | 11.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 100 | 15.2 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 101 | 16.4 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 160 | 21.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 224 | 25.6 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 190 | 23.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 88 | 14.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.512 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
- Jirapa in FebruaryGhana · 57 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Houndé in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 195 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Tamale in FebruaryGhana · 196 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in FebruaryGhana · 198 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Bondoukou in FebruaryIvory Coast · 227 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 22.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 232 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Koudougou in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 244 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Banfora in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 255 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.1 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 Wa) is explained once on the Wa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.