Tamale monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Tamale average temperature chart (Celsius) Tamale average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Tamale (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 35.3 37.3 37.3 35.4 33.7 31.3 30.1 29.2 30.2 32.7 34.9 34.9
°F 95.6 99.2 99.2 95.7 92.7 88.4 86.2 84.5 86.4 90.9 94.8 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.

Tamale monthly rainfall chart (mm) Tamale monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Tamale (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 2 9 49 84 128 150 163 193 229 94 13 4
inches 0.1 0.4 1.9 3.3 5.1 5.9 6.4 7.6 9 3.7 0.5 0.2
Rainy days 3 3 7 9 14 16 18 21 24 13 3 4

Average annual rainfall in Tamale: 1127.4mm (443.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Tamale average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Tamale
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.7 8.8 7.9 8.1 8.5 7.7 6.2 5.2 6.2 8.6 9.4 8.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Tamale average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Tamale average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Tamale (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.9 22.9 25 25 24.1 22.9 22.5 22.5 22 22.2 21 19.4
Max °C 35.7 37.7 37.7 35.7 34 31.6 30.3 29.4 30.5 33 35.2 35.3
Min °F 67.8 73.2 76.9 76.9 75.3 73.1 72.5 72.4 71.5 72 69.8 66.8
Max °F 82 86.5 88.3 86.5 84.2 81 79.5 78.6 79.2 81.7 82.6 81.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Tamale average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Tamale average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Tamale in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 26.8 27.2 27.5 27.8 27.1 25.8 25.3 25.9 26.9 27.7 27.2
°F 79.8 80.3 81 81.5 82.1 80.7 78.4 77.6 78.6 80.5 81.8 81

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Tamale average winspeed by month (km/h) Tamale average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Tamale (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 4
mph 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 3

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.

Tamale relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Tamale
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
30% 34% 48% 62% 71% 78% 81% 83% 82% 76% 60% 43%

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Tamale weather stats

Tamale weather statistics
Hottest month: March 37.3°C 99.1°F
Driest month: January 2mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: November 9.4hrs
Coldest month: August 29.2°C 84.6°F
Wettest month: September 229mm 9ins
Warmest sea: May 27.8°C 82°F
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