Duayaw-Nkwanta weather in January

In January, Duayaw-Nkwanta sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Duayaw-Nkwanta's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duayaw-Nkwanta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:29 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Duayaw-Nkwanta is capital of Tano North Municipal in the Ahafo 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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Duayaw-Nkwanta reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
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83221
93221
103221
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133321
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313423

How January really feels in Duayaw-Nkwanta

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.

Duayaw-Nkwanta 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° / 22°183.211.64.3
Feb34° / 23°426.611.83.2
Mar33° / 24°10015.9122.8
Apr32° / 24°10817.612.23.0
May31° / 23°11520.112.33.3
Jun29° / 23°1182112.43.7
Jul28° / 22°9818.612.44.5
Aug28° / 22°9918.712.24.7
Sep29° / 22°15124123.6
Oct30° / 22°13322.511.83.6
Nov31° / 22°6311.811.74.4
Dec31° / 22°203.911.65.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
37921
47822
57723
67624
77525
87426
97426
107228
117129
127030
136931
146931
156832
166832
176733
186634
196634
206733
216733
226733
236733
246733
256832
266832
276931
286931
297030
307129
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Duayaw-Nkwanta gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
38
48
58
68
79
89
99
109
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1511
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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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13010132818
23110132818
33210132817
43310122717
53410122717
63510112717
73510112717
8359112718
9359102718
10359102819
11359102819
12348102820
13338102820
14338102821
15328102821
16327112922
17317112922
18317112923
19307112923
20297112924
21287122824
22277122825
23277122826
24267122826
25257122827
26257122828
27257112828
28257112829
29247112830
30247102831
31247102732

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:245:59
211.66:246:00
311.66:256:00
411.66:256:01
511.66:256:01
611.66:266:02
711.66:266:02
811.66:276:03
911.66:276:03
1011.66:276:04
1111.66:286:04
1211.66:286:05
1311.66:286:05
1411.66:286:06
1511.66:296:06
1611.66:296:06
1711.66:296:07
1811.66:296:07
1911.66:306:08
2011.66:306:08
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2211.66:306:09
2311.76:306:09
2411.76:316:10
2511.76:316:10
2611.76:316:11
2711.76:316:11
2811.76:316:11
2911.76:316:12
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3111.76:316:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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215.6Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Duayaw-Nkwanta

In seasonPeak

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

Duayaw-Nkwanta sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Duayaw-Nkwanta?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Duayaw-Nkwanta in January

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

In January, Duayaw-Nkwanta sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Duayaw-Nkwanta 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 Duayaw-Nkwanta peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Duayaw-Nkwanta 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 Duayaw-Nkwanta is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 9101 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Duayaw-Nkwanta?

Duayaw-Nkwanta sits at 7.2°N, 2.1°W, 329 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Bechem, 12 km away.

NsoatreTechimanMimNkoranza

Topography around Duayaw-Nkwanta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duayaw-Nkwanta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Duayaw-Nkwanta is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
504 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bechem 12 km · Tepa 20 km · Sunyani 31 km · Atronie 34 km · Nsoatre 48 km · Techiman 49 km · Mim 59 km · Nkoranza 62 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 Duayaw-Nkwanta (7.1749°, -2.0996°, elevation 329 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).