Dambai in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Dambai sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 34 mm of rain over about 6 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Dambai's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dambai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
33°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
34 mm
6 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
4.1
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Dambai in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical winter day in Dambai reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Dambai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dambai weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°81.311.64.3
Feb34° / 25°192.711.73.4
Mar34° / 26°457.111.93.2
Apr33° / 26°569.412.23.3
May32° / 25°8313.312.43.5
Jun30° / 24°11918.812.53.7
Jul29° / 24°18623.412.43.8
Aug28° / 23°22624.412.33.8
Sep29° / 24°23125.8123.3
Oct31° / 24°14522.711.83.3
Nov32° / 24°367.711.64.1
Dec33° / 23°71.511.54.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Dambai gets around 34 mm of rain over 6 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Dambai

In seasonPeak

In winter, Dambai overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dambai's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Dambai?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Dambai for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dambai in Winter

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

In winter, Dambai sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Dambai in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dambai peaks around September 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dambai in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dambai is worst in January — around 167 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 10.7× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 14160 µg/m³Sep 916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan167Very unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr35Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dambai?

Dambai sits at 8.1°N, 0.2°E, 116 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Badou, 71 km away.

BadouBimbilaYegyiSalagaSotoubouaHohoeAniéKpandu

Topography around Dambai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dambai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 815 m.

The land around Dambai is covered by shrubs (30%) and water (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
74 m
80 km
815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Badou 71 km · Bimbila 89 km · Yegyi 93 km · Salaga 94 km · Sotouboua 104 km · Hohoe 107 km · Anié 118 km · Kpandu 120 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 Dambai (8.0662°, 0.1795°, elevation 116 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.