Bolgatanga, Upper East, Ghana Climate

Weather: 41.49°C/106.68°F, Wind SW at 0.61 km/h, 13% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Bolgatanga Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Bolgatanga has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 32.56ºC (90.61ºF) and it is 3.7% higher than Ghana’s averages. Bolgatanga typically receives about 46.04 millimeters (1.81 inches) of precipitation and has 84.19 rainy days (23.07% of the time) annually.

CountryGhana
CityUpper East
Longitude-0.8579818
Latitude10.7875419
Attitude/ElevationNonem (0ft)
Local timeSaturday 07:25
Annual high temperature37.86ºC (100.15ºF)
Annual low temperature25.1ºC (77.18ºF)
Average annual precip.46.04mm (1.81in)
Warmest monthMarch (42.37ºC / 108.27ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (20.42ºC / 68.76ºF)
Wettest MonthAugust (157.99mm / 6.22in)
Driest MonthDecember (0.03mm / 0.0in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)84.19 days (23.07%)
Days with no rain280.81 days (76.93%)
Humidity43.28%

Climate Bolgatanga: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)44.49(112.08)46.56(115.81)49.67(121.41)48.63(119.53)49.67(121.41)44.49(112.08)43.46(110.23)38.28(100.9)41.39(106.5)42.42(108.36)43.46(110.23)40.35(104.63)49.67(121.41)
Average high °C (°F)37.87(100.17)40.32(104.58)42.37(108.27)42.34(108.21)40.74(105.33)38.23(100.81)34.06(93.31)31.82(89.28)33.23(91.81)36.92(98.46)38.9(102.02)37.45(99.41)37.86(100.15)
Daily mean °C (°F)30.33(86.59)33.06(91.51)36.18(97.12)37.13(98.83)35.95(96.71)33.7(92.66)30.37(86.67)28.45(83.21)29.4(84.92)32.04(89.67)33.27(91.89)30.9(87.62)32.56(90.61)
Average low °C (°F)20.42(68.76)22.78(73.0)26.95(80.51)29.69(85.44)29.45(85.01)27.24(81.03)25.06(77.11)23.86(74.95)24.13(75.43)25.29(77.52)24.76(76.57)21.64(70.95)25.1(77.18)
Record low °C (°F)14.49(58.08)0.0(0)17.59(63.66)18.62(65.52)23.8(74.84)19.66(67.39)16.56(61.81)0.0(0)21.73(71.11)22.76(72.97)20.69(69.24)16.56(61.81)0.0(0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0.19(0.01)3.29(0.13)11.63(0.46)21.76(0.86)62.42(2.46)48.33(1.9)103.61(4.08)157.99(6.22)105.69(4.16)36.44(1.43)1.2(0.05)0.03(0.0)46.04(1.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)0.091.312.354.427.437.9116.1820.2317.126.780.370.07.02
Average relative humidity (%)13.7715.3923.4634.444.7654.4469.4380.8778.2359.0429.4116.1643.28
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.7111.8911.7612.9313.1213.1612.4912.012.0911.7210.678.9911.8

Climate Graph

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

Bolgatanga

Bolgatanga Temperature by Month

April
37.13°C | 98.83°F
March
36.18°C | 97.12°F
May
35.95°C | 96.71°F
June
33.7°C | 92.66°F
November
33.27°C | 91.89°F
February
33.06°C | 91.51°F
October
32.04°C | 89.67°F
December
30.9°C | 87.62°F
July
30.37°C | 86.67°F
January
30.33°C | 86.59°F
September
29.4°C | 84.92°F
August
28.45°C | 83.21°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature39.32°C (102.78°F)37.95°C (100.31°F)30.01°C (86.02°F)
Avg Temperature34.15°C (93.47°F)32.71°C (90.88°F)30.01°C (86.02°F)
Min Temperature28.97°C (84.15°F)25.2°C (77.36°F)23.8°C (74.84°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point21.73°C (71.11°F)14.75°C (58.55°F)0.0°C (0°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation1.14mm | 0.04in0.07mm | 0.0in0.0mm | 0in2.17mm | 0.09in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind11.38kmh | 7.07mph8.38kmh | 5.21mph4.14kmh | 2.57mph
Gust Wind17.59kmh | 10.93mph12.92kmh | 8.03mph7.24kmh | 4.5mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure1.14mb0.07mb0.0mb
Bolgatanga

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
October° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2017-10-0132.08 | 89.7420.69 | 69.24588.28 | 5.1430.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-0233.11 | 91.620.69 | 69.24589.31 | 5.7830.86 | 1045.050.41 | 0.02
2017-10-0333.11 | 91.620.69 | 69.24546.21 | 3.8630.83 | 1044.010.0 | 0
2017-10-0433.11 | 91.619.66 | 67.39509.31 | 5.7830.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-0532.08 | 89.7421.73 | 71.11599.31 | 5.7830.89 | 1046.080.1 | 0.0
2017-10-0630.01 | 86.0221.73 | 71.11624.14 | 2.5730.86 | 1045.051.14 | 0.04
2017-10-0732.08 | 89.7420.69 | 69.24589.31 | 5.7830.83 | 1044.010.0 | 0
2017-10-0832.08 | 89.7420.69 | 69.245611.38 | 7.0730.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-0933.11 | 91.619.66 | 67.39537.24 | 4.530.86 | 1045.050.52 | 0.02
2017-10-1033.11 | 91.618.62 | 65.524810.35 | 6.4330.83 | 1044.010.0 | 0
2017-10-1133.11 | 91.619.66 | 67.395210.35 | 6.4330.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-1233.11 | 91.618.62 | 65.525010.35 | 6.4330.89 | 1046.080.0 | 0
2017-10-1333.11 | 91.617.59 | 63.664810.35 | 6.4330.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-1432.08 | 89.7417.59 | 63.664810.35 | 6.4330.89 | 1046.080.0 | 0
2017-10-1533.11 | 91.616.56 | 61.814710.35 | 6.4330.89 | 1046.080.0 | 0
2017-10-1632.08 | 89.7413.45 | 56.21367.24 | 4.530.95 | 1048.150.0 | 0
2017-10-1733.11 | 91.611.38 | 52.48315.17 | 3.2130.95 | 1048.150.0 | 0
2017-10-1833.11 | 91.69.31 | 48.76255.17 | 3.2130.92 | 1047.120.0 | 0
2017-10-1932.08 | 89.7413.45 | 56.21356.21 | 3.8630.92 | 1047.120.0 | 0
2017-10-2033.11 | 91.610.35 | 50.63307.24 | 4.530.89 | 1046.080.0 | 0
2017-10-2133.11 | 91.613.45 | 56.21357.24 | 4.530.92 | 1047.120.0 | 0
2017-10-2233.11 | 91.612.42 | 54.36347.24 | 4.530.89 | 1046.080.0 | 0
2017-10-2333.11 | 91.614.49 | 58.08378.28 | 5.1430.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-2433.11 | 91.615.52 | 59.94398.28 | 5.1430.83 | 1044.010.0 | 0
2017-10-2533.11 | 91.615.52 | 59.94398.28 | 5.1430.83 | 1044.010.0 | 0
2017-10-2634.15 | 93.4714.49 | 58.08388.28 | 5.1430.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-2733.11 | 91.66.21 | 43.182311.38 | 7.0730.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-2831.04 | 87.870.0 | 01610.35 | 6.4330.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-2932.08 | 89.744.14 | 39.45207.24 | 4.530.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0
2017-10-3033.11 | 91.62.07 | 35.73177.24 | 4.530.83 | 1044.010.0 | 0
2017-10-3133.11 | 91.66.21 | 43.18228.28 | 5.1430.86 | 1045.050.0 | 0

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