Bolgatanga monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bolgatanga

Bolgatanga average temperature chart (Celsius) Bolgatanga average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bolgatanga (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 34.9 37.4 38.6 37.9 35.8 32.8 31 30.3 31.1 34.2 36 34.9
°F 94.9 99.3 101.5 100.2 96.5 91 87.8 86.5 88 93.5 96.8 94.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bolgatanga monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bolgatanga monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bolgatanga (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 1 3 19 52 106 121 181 245 198 57 7 2
inches 0 0.1 0.7 2 4.2 4.8 7.1 9.7 7.8 2.3 0.3 0.1
Rainy days 2 2 4 6 10 13 16 20 18 8 2 3

Average annual rainfall in Bolgatanga: 1001.033mm (394.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bolgatanga

Bolgatanga average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bolgatanga
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.3 9.1 8.2 8.1 8.7 8.2 7.1 6.2 7.1 9 9.6 9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bolgatanga average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bolgatanga average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bolgatanga (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.5 22.3 25.3 26.3 25.3 23.4 22.8 22.6 22.3 22.4 20.4 19.2
Max °C 35.3 37.8 39 38.2 36.1 33 31.2 30.5 31.3 34.5 36.4 35.3
Min °F 67.1 72.1 77.5 79.3 77.5 74.1 73 72.6 72.1 72.2 68.7 66.5
Max °F 81.3 86 89.8 90 87.3 82.8 80.6 79.7 80.2 83.1 83.1 81

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bolgatanga average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bolgatanga average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bolgatanga in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.1 26.3 26.7 27 27.4 26.8 25.6 25.2 25.7 26.7 27.3 26.9
°F 79 79.4 80.1 80.6 81.3 80.2 78.1 77.4 78.3 80.1 81.2 80.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bolgatanga average winspeed by month (km/h) Bolgatanga average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bolgatanga (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4
mph 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bolgatanga relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bolgatanga
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
25% 25% 36% 53% 64% 73% 79% 82% 80% 71% 47% 32%

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Bolgatanga weather stats

Bolgatanga weather statistics
Hottest month: April 37.9°C 100.2°F
Driest month: January 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: November 9.6hrs
Coldest month: August 30.3°C 86.5°F
Wettest month: August 245mm 9.6ins
Warmest sea: May 27.4°C 81.3°F
Map showing location of Bolgatanga (10.78556, -0.85139) Bolgatanga map pin © Google

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