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Monthly climate in Tamale, Ghana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tamale features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 932 mm (36.7 inches) and receives 119 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tamale enjoys an average of 3608 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tamale, Ghana §

The warmest months in Tamale are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 91 °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 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tamale 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 Tamale, 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)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tamale, Ghana §

Tamale usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 203 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tamale are January, February and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tamale, 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) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 18 (0.7) 36 (1.4) 66 (2.6) 89 (3.5) 168 (6.6) 228 (9.0) 213 (8.4) 106 (4.2) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 5 8 9 12 24 25 22 13 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Tamale, Ghana §

The sunniest months in Tamale are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tamale: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tamale, 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 263 292 319 314 329 302 287 273 274 303 319 326
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 37m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 32m 12h 38m 12h 35m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 40m 11h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Tamale, Ghana §

Tamale experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 Tamale UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tamale, 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 13 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 9