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Northernwhen to go

Regional slice of Ghana with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jun · Oct · Jan.

Range
30–38 °C
Compare
+1.2°C vs. Ghana mean
Country
Ghana
TZ
Africa/Accra
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12-month climate · Northern

How the year moves in Northern

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Northern itself rather than over Ghana as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNorthern, Ghana. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (29.6), highest in March (37.9). Monthly means: 35.1, 37.1, 37.9, 36.7, 34.8, 32.1, 30.1, 29.6, 30.3, 32.6, 35.4, 35.0.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January35.1
February37.1
March37.9
April36.7
May34.8
June32.1
July30.1
August29.6
September30.3
October32.6
November35.4
December35.0
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNorthern, Ghana. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (0), highest in August (229). Monthly means: 0, 4, 28, 42, 70, 107, 177, 229, 205, 106, 8, 1.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January0
February4
March28
April42
May70
June107
July177
August229
September205
October106
November8
December1
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNorthern, Ghana. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (3.9), highest in January (9.8). Monthly means: 9.8, 9.5, 8.2, 8.0, 7.4, 5.7, 4.3, 3.9, 4.7, 7.2, 9.1, 9.5.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January9.8
February9.5
March8.2
April8.0
May7.4
June5.7
July4.3
August3.9
September4.7
October7.2
November9.1
December9.5
Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Ghana

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Ghana carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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