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Monthly climate in Salaga, Northern, Ghana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salaga features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1063 mm (41.9 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salaga enjoys an average of 3483 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salaga, Northern, Ghana §

The warmest months in Salaga are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (88 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salaga experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Salaga, Northern, Ghana.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salaga, Northern, Ghana §

Salaga usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 214 mm (8.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salaga are January, February and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Salaga, Northern, Ghana.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 36 (1.4) 39 (1.6) 64 (2.5) 103 (4.0) 199 (7.8) 233 (9.2) 210 (8.3) 150 (5.9) 21 (0.8) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 8 8 10 16 24 23 25 18 3 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Salaga, Northern, Ghana §

The sunniest months in Salaga are May, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salaga: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salaga, Northern, Ghana.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 260 290 306 309 316 283 275 265 253 285 314 322
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 40m 11h 50m 12h 4m 12h 18m 12h 30m 12h 35m 12h 32m 12h 22m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 43m 11h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Salaga, Northern, Ghana §

Salaga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August 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 Salaga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salaga, Northern, Ghana.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 11 12 14 12 13 12 13 13 12 10 9