Akim Oda weather in January

In January, Akim Oda sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Akim Oda's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akim Oda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Akim Oda is town in Eastern region of Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Akim Oda reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Akim Oda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Akim Oda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°246.411.74.1
Feb34° / 24°429.311.83.2
Mar33° / 24°9118.5122.7
Apr32° / 24°1042012.12.8
May31° / 24°14424.712.32.8
Jun29° / 23°16925.312.33.2
Jul29° / 23°11121.512.34.0
Aug28° / 23°8618.912.24.3
Sep29° / 23°12824.8123.4
Oct30° / 23°14325.711.93.1
Nov31° / 23°7016.511.73.7
Dec31° / 23°287.211.74.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
26931
36931
46832
56733
66634
76535
86535
96436
106337
116337
126238
136238
146040
156040
165941
175941
185842
195842
205842
215743
225743
235743
245743
255842
265842
275842
285842
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Akim Oda gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
416
517
617
718
818
919
1019
1120
1220
1320
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
133719662
234819642
334819651
444819641
545918631
645918631
745918622
855918612
955918612
1045918622
1145918622
1245918622
1345918622
1445918622
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1634919623
1734819633
1833819643
1933719653
2033719653
2133719653
2232618683
2332618683
2432517694
2532517694
2632516695
2732415705
2832415706
2932415697
3032414707
3132414698

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
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126calm
136calm
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186calm
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206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:175:57
211.76:185:57
311.76:185:58
411.76:185:58
511.76:195:59
611.76:195:59
711.76:206:00
811.76:206:00
911.76:206:01
1011.76:216:01
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Akim Oda

In seasonPeak

In January, Akim Oda sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Akim Oda sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Akim Oda?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Akim Oda for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Akim Oda in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Akim Oda sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Akim Oda in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akim Oda peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Akim Oda in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Akim Oda is worst in January — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1592 µg/m³Aug 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr45Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Akim Oda?

Akim Oda sits at 5.9°N, 1.0°W, 132 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Akwatia, 23 km away.

FosoSwedruSuhumAnyinamTwifu Praso

Topography around Akim Oda

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Akim Oda.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akim Oda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Akim Oda is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Akwatia 23 km · Kade 25 km · Asamankese 36 km · Foso 42 km · Swedru 54 km · Suhum 61 km · Anyinam 70 km · Twifu Praso 71 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Akim Oda (5.9267°, -0.9858°, elevation 132 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).