Annual mean 29°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind S
Warmest
37.9 °C
Coldest
28.5 °C
Wettest
77%
Windiest
3.4 m/s
Prevailing
S
2.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
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The average temperature in Bolgatanga over the whole year is 29°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C. The rainy (wet) season in Bolgatanga runs from April to October, peaking in September with a 70% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 5%. Winds in Bolgatanga are highest in February, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.1 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Bolgatanga come in December, when the sky is typically 50% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 78%.
Month by month Bolgatanga climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
33°C
22°C
30°C
8%
52%
1.9 m/s
24
58
5
February
36°C
25°C
33°C
11%
55%
2.0 m/s
10
42
2
March
37°C
28°C
38°C
26%
64%
1.7 m/s
0
8
0
April
37°C
29°C
39°C
49%
71%
2.0 m/s
0
4
0
May
34°C
27°C
38°C
55%
73%
1.9 m/s
2
8
0
June
31°C
26°C
35°C
64%
74%
1.6 m/s
2
19
0
July
29°C
25°C
33°C
65%
77%
1.5 m/s
4
32
1
August
29°C
24°C
33°C
64%
78%
1.4 m/s
5
38
1
September
30°C
24°C
34°C
70%
75%
1.1 m/s
4
24
1
October
32°C
24°C
36°C
64%
68%
1.2 m/s
1
11
0
November
36°C
23°C
36°C
24%
58%
1.3 m/s
0
17
0
December
34°C
22°C
32°C
5%
50%
1.8 m/s
14
51
2
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bolgatanga weather by season
Year round, Bolgatanga has days of about 29°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 37°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 22°C to 29°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 29°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bolgatanga weather in winterDecember to February
High 34°CLow 23°CRain 8%
Winter in Bolgatanga has typical daily highs of about 34°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Bolgatanga weather in springMarch to May
High 36°CLow 28°CRain 43%
Spring in Bolgatanga has typical daily highs of about 36°C and lows of about 28°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Bolgatanga weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 25°CRain 64%
Summer in Bolgatanga has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 64% chance of rain on a given day.
Bolgatanga weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 32°CLow 24°CRain 53%
Autumn in Bolgatanga has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bolgatanga?
The rainy (wet) season in Bolgatanga runs from April to October, peaking in September with a 70% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 5%.
What time of year is Bolgatanga windiest?
Winds in Bolgatanga are highest in February, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.1 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Bolgatanga year round?
The average temperature in Bolgatanga over the whole year is 29°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C.