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Monthly climate in Bawku, Upper East, Ghana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bawku features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 691 mm (27.2 inches) and receives 90 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bawku enjoys an average of 3695 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bawku, Upper East, Ghana §

The warmest months in Bawku are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (89 - 93 °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 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bawku 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 Bawku, Upper East, 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
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bawku, Upper East, Ghana §

Bawku usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 20 rainy days and 172 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bawku are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bawku, Upper East, 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) 4 (0.2) 13 (0.5) 39 (1.5) 59 (2.3) 124 (4.9) 219 (8.6) 172 (6.8) 57 (2.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 3 8 9 20 25 16 8 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Bawku, Upper East, Ghana §

The sunniest months in Bawku are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bawku: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bawku, Upper East, 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 267 296 323 320 335 314 308 269 290 318 320 329
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 32m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 37m 12h 44m 12h 40m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 36m 11h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Bawku, Upper East, Ghana §

Bawku 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.February, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bawku UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bawku, Upper East, 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) 11 11 12 13 12 13 13 14 14 12 10 9