Tamale, Northern, Ghana Climate

Weather: 40.44°C/104.79°F, Wind SW at 1.25 km/h, 28% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Tamale Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 196.04 meters (643.18 feet) above sea level, Tamale has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 30.78ºC (87.4ºF) and it is 1.92% higher than Ghana’s averages. Tamale typically receives about 49.44 millimeters (1.95 inches) of precipitation and has 90.56 rainy days (24.81% of the time) annually.

CountryGhana
CityNorthern
Longitude-0.842416
Latitude9.4034226
Attitude/Elevation196.04m (643.18ft)
Local timeMonday 07:05
Annual high temperature35.27ºC (95.49ºF)
Annual low temperature24.5ºC (76.1ºF)
Average annual precip.49.44mm (1.95in)
Warmest monthMarch (39.39ºC / 102.9ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (21.25ºC / 70.25ºF)
Wettest MonthSeptember (152.09mm / 5.99in)
Driest MonthDecember (0.15mm / 0.01in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)90.56 days (24.81%)
Days with no rain274.44 days (75.19%)
Humidity49.88%

Climate Tamale: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)40.92(105.66)44.91(112.84)43.92(111.06)44.91(112.84)41.92(107.46)39.92(103.86)36.93(98.47)35.93(96.67)34.93(94.87)37.93(100.27)39.92(103.86)40.92(105.66)44.91(112.84)
Average high °C (°F)37.18(98.92)38.75(101.75)39.39(102.9)38.81(101.86)36.85(98.33)34.32(93.78)31.03(87.85)29.84(85.71)30.44(86.79)33.47(92.25)36.48(97.66)36.7(98.06)35.27(95.49)
Daily mean °C (°F)30.39(86.7)32.74(90.93)34.62(94.32)34.4(93.92)32.71(90.88)30.36(86.65)27.87(82.17)26.83(80.29)27.3(81.14)29.54(85.17)31.73(89.11)30.88(87.58)30.78(87.4)
Average low °C (°F)21.25(70.25)24.09(75.36)27.81(82.06)28.22(82.8)27.02(80.64)24.82(76.68)23.41(74.14)22.73(72.91)23.1(73.58)24.05(75.29)24.83(76.69)22.75(72.95)24.5(76.1)
Record low °C (°F)14.97(58.95)0.0(0)17.97(64.35)21.96(71.53)23.95(75.11)19.96(67.93)15.97(60.75)0.0(0)14.97(58.95)14.97(58.95)18.96(66.13)17.97(64.35)0.0(0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0.41(0.02)6.78(0.27)10.55(0.42)39.26(1.55)63.01(2.48)35.68(1.4)94.18(3.71)131.31(5.17)152.09(5.99)57.04(2.25)2.77(0.11)0.15(0.01)49.44(1.95)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)0.092.093.085.638.899.1615.6118.3318.338.620.730.07.55
Average relative humidity (%)15.1621.1835.0943.9953.8264.074.1580.0181.0667.5442.519.9749.88
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.6211.4111.4412.4312.612.3911.6111.2311.0911.1210.778.6711.28

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Tamale in recent years.

Tamale

Tamale Temperature by Month

March
34.62°C | 94.32°F
April
34.4°C | 93.92°F
February
32.74°C | 90.93°F
May
32.71°C | 90.88°F
November
31.73°C | 89.11°F
December
30.88°C | 87.58°F
January
30.39°C | 86.7°F
June
30.36°C | 86.65°F
October
29.54°C | 85.17°F
July
27.87°C | 82.17°F
September
27.3°C | 81.14°F
August
26.83°C | 80.29°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature33.94°C (93.09°F)31.31°C (88.36°F)23.95°C (75.11°F)
Avg Temperature29.94°C (85.89°F)27.78°C (82.0°F)22.96°C (73.33°F)
Min Temperature23.95°C (75.11°F)23.19°C (73.74°F)21.96°C (71.53°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point22.96°C (73.33°F)22.46°C (72.43°F)21.96°C (71.53°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation35.13mm | 1.38in3.1mm | 0.12in0.0mm | 0in93.04mm | 3.66in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind11.98kmh | 7.44mph8.78kmh | 5.46mph4.99kmh | 3.1mph
Gust Wind18.96kmh | 11.78mph13.37kmh | 8.31mph6.99kmh | 4.34mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure35.13mb3.1mb0.0mb
Tamale

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
September° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2017-09-0126.95 | 80.5122.96 | 73.338310.98 | 6.8229.86 | 1011.086.09 | 0.24
2017-09-0226.95 | 80.5122.96 | 73.33808.98 | 5.5829.86 | 1011.082.5 | 0.1
2017-09-0327.95 | 82.3122.96 | 73.33799.98 | 6.229.86 | 1011.085.89 | 0.23
2017-09-0427.95 | 82.3122.96 | 73.33809.98 | 6.229.86 | 1011.083.19 | 0.13
2017-09-0528.94 | 84.0921.96 | 71.53737.98 | 4.9629.86 | 1011.080.1 | 0.0
2017-09-0628.94 | 84.0921.96 | 71.53697.98 | 4.9629.83 | 1010.080.3 | 0.01
2017-09-0725.95 | 78.7122.96 | 73.33859.98 | 6.229.83 | 1010.080.0 | 0
2017-09-0825.95 | 78.7121.96 | 71.53855.99 | 3.7229.86 | 1011.080.4 | 0.02
2017-09-0927.95 | 82.3121.96 | 71.53775.99 | 3.7229.83 | 1010.081.1 | 0.04
2017-09-1028.94 | 84.0921.96 | 71.53715.99 | 3.7229.8 | 1009.080.3 | 0.01
2017-09-1127.95 | 82.3122.96 | 73.33809.98 | 6.229.8 | 1009.088.38 | 0.33
2017-09-1227.95 | 82.3121.96 | 71.53739.98 | 6.229.83 | 1010.080.0 | 0
2017-09-1328.94 | 84.0921.96 | 71.537310.98 | 6.8229.86 | 1011.080.0 | 0
2017-09-1428.94 | 84.0921.96 | 71.53698.98 | 5.5829.83 | 1010.080.4 | 0.02
2017-09-1529.94 | 85.8921.96 | 71.536910.98 | 6.8229.8 | 1009.080.5 | 0.02
2017-09-1626.95 | 80.5122.96 | 73.338010.98 | 6.8229.83 | 1010.086.59 | 0.26
2017-09-1725.95 | 78.7122.96 | 73.338611.98 | 7.4429.86 | 1011.0810.38 | 0.41
2017-09-1827.95 | 82.3121.96 | 71.53774.99 | 3.129.89 | 1012.070.1 | 0.0
2017-09-1929.94 | 85.8921.96 | 71.53707.98 | 4.9629.8 | 1009.081.2 | 0.05
2017-09-2027.95 | 82.3122.96 | 73.338011.98 | 7.4429.8 | 1009.085.29 | 0.21
2017-09-2127.95 | 82.3122.96 | 73.33767.98 | 4.9629.83 | 1010.080.6 | 0.02
2017-09-2222.96 | 73.3322.96 | 73.33937.98 | 4.9629.83 | 1010.0835.13 | 1.38
2017-09-2326.95 | 80.5122.96 | 73.33846.99 | 4.3429.89 | 1012.070.2 | 0.01
2017-09-2427.95 | 82.3122.96 | 73.33785.99 | 3.7229.86 | 1011.080.5 | 0.02
2017-09-2525.95 | 78.7122.96 | 73.33806.99 | 4.3429.8 | 1009.080.2 | 0.01
2017-09-2628.94 | 84.0922.96 | 73.33769.98 | 6.229.77 | 1008.082.4 | 0.09
2017-09-2727.95 | 82.3121.96 | 71.53758.98 | 5.5829.8 | 1009.080.0 | 0
2017-09-2828.94 | 84.0921.96 | 71.53696.99 | 4.3429.83 | 1010.080.0 | 0
2017-09-2927.95 | 82.3121.96 | 71.53758.98 | 5.5829.8 | 1009.081.3 | 0.05
2017-09-3028.94 | 84.0921.96 | 71.53749.98 | 6.229.8 | 1009.080.0 | 0

Tamale 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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