Climate averages 1991–2020
Kara weather
by month.
See how the year changes. March has the highest average daily maximum; December has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Kara averages a daytime high of 32.7°C and a nighttime low of 21.8°C, with about 1,390 mm of rain on roughly 172 days. March is the warmest month (average high 37.1°C) and August the coolest (28.1°C). August is the wettest month with 305 mm; December is the driest with 1.3 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Kara
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
Kara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 2.2 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 9.6 | 1.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 32 | 5.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 90 | 15.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 144 | 20.9 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 160 | 22.8 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 233 | 27.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 305 | 28.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 266 | 27.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 134 | 18.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 13 | 2.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.4°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 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
Nearby cities
- DjougouBenin · 55 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 1,388 mm rain a year
- SokodéTogo · 63 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 1,505 mm rain a year
- ParakouBenin · 160 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.8°C · 1,150 mm rain a year
- TamaleGhana · 223 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 23.3°C · 858 mm rain a year
- AtakpaméTogo · 224 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 1,119 mm rain a year
- BawkuGhana · 229 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 634 mm rain a year
- SakiNigeria · 262 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.5°C · 1,083 mm rain a year
- BolgatangaGhana · 262 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 695 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC±0, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 9.60°, 1.20° (6 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.4°C for the difference between the city's elevation (291 m) and the cell's (351 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 9.50°, 1.25°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.