Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tafo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1247 mm (49.1 inches) and receives 196 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tafo enjoys an average of 3217 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 29 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tafo are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tafo experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) |
Mean maximum | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Average high | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Daily mean | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tafo, Ashanti, Ghana with other places around the world.
Tafo usually has the most precipitation in July, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 174 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tafo are January, February and December. On average, 24 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.3) | 41 (1.6) | 99 (3.9) | 96 (3.8) | 139 (5.5) | 137 (5.4) | 151 (5.9) | 102 (4.0) | 211 (8.3) | 159 (6.3) | 80 (3.2) | 24 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Tafo are April, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tafo: January, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 245 | 272 | 288 | 293 | 295 | 255 | 246 | 245 | 228 | 260 | 287 | 298 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 46m | 11h 53m | 12h 4m | 12h 15m | 12h 24m | 12h 29m | 12h 27m | 12h 18m | 12h 8m | 11h 57m | 11h 48m | 11h 43m |
Tafo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tafo UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |