Damongo weather in January

In January, Damongo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Damongo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Damongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Damongo is capital of Savannah Region, Ghana.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Damongo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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

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.

Damongo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°40.711.54.0
Feb36° / 23°111.911.72.5
Mar37° / 25°336.611.91.8
Apr35° / 25°7112.912.22.1
May34° / 24°10016.312.42.6
Jun32° / 23°1101812.53.3
Jul30° / 23°15223.112.53.4
Aug29° / 23°21024.812.33.3
Sep30° / 23°20425.112.13.0
Oct32° / 23°10115.711.83.3
Nov34° / 22°142.711.63.4
Dec34° / 21°10.311.53.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38515
48416
58317
68317
78218
88119
98020
108020
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Damongo gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
41
51
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312

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1876421
2886420
3895330
4885331
5885331
6885331
7875341
8875341
9875341
10865351
11855352
12855352
13845362
14836362
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16826462
17816472
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23776782
24766792
25766792
26756892
277468102
287468102
297458112
307359112
317159123

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:265:55
211.56:265:55
311.56:275:56
411.56:275:56
511.56:285:57
611.56:285:57
711.56:285:58
811.56:295:58
911.56:295:59
1011.56:295:59
1111.56:306:00
1211.56:306:00
1311.56:306:01
1411.56:306:01
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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 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
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166.0Bright
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196.0Bright
206.0Intense
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246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Damongo

In seasonPeak

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

Damongo's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Damongo?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Damongo in January

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

In January, Damongo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Damongo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 Damongo peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Damongo 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 Damongo is worst in December — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 11.3× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 18147 µg/m³Aug 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan87Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr36Poor
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Damongo?

Damongo sits at 9.1°N, 1.8°W, 219 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Tamale, 113 km away.

TamaleKintampoSaveluguBounaWaBatiéWankyiSalaga

Topography around Damongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Damongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 204 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Damongo is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Tamale 113 km · Kintampo 115 km · Savelugu 124 km · Bouna 131 km · Wa 132 km · Batié 150 km · Wankyi 153 km · Salaga 155 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 Damongo (9.083°, -1.8188°, elevation 219 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).