Ho weather in January

In January, Ho sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 27 mm of rain across 6.6 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 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ho's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:18 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ho is Volta regional capital, Ghana.

Density
8,169/km²
people per km²

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 Ho reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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43223
53323
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How January really feels in Ho

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.

Ho 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°276.611.74.0
Feb34° / 25°4410.711.83.0
Mar34° / 25°7818.3122.6
Apr33° / 25°9919.212.12.7
May32° / 24°16325.412.32.6
Jun30° / 23°19426.512.43.0
Jul29° / 23°15923.612.33.7
Aug29° / 23°13622.412.23.9
Sep29° / 23°21426.3123.1
Oct31° / 23°18026.911.92.8
Nov32° / 23°8519.711.73.2
Dec32° / 23°338.411.64.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37723
47624
57525
67426
77426
87228
97129
107030
117030
126832
136733
146634
156535
166535
176436
186337
196337
206238
216238
226238
236337
246337
256238
266337
276337
286436
296535
306634
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ho gets around 27 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
519
619
720
820
920
1020
1121
1221
1321
1421
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2423
2523
2623
2724
2824
2925
3025
3126

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134817617
235817607
345916597
445916597
555916587
6561015577
7561015577
8561015577
9561015568
10561015568
11561015568
1256915578
1356915578
1456915578
1546815598
1646815598
1746715608
1845715618
1945615628
2045615628
2144615638
2244515648
2344514649
2444414659
25434136610
26434136610
27434136511
28434126512
29434126314
30324126415
31324126316

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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
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 6:13 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:135:50
211.66:135:50
311.66:135:51
411.66:145:51
511.66:145:52
611.66:155:52
711.66:155:53
811.66:155:53
911.66:165:54
1011.66:165:54
1111.66:165:55
1211.66:175:55
1311.66:175:56
1411.66:175:56
1511.76:175:57
1611.76:185:57
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1911.76:185:58
2011.76:195:59
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2211.76:196:00
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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145.5Bright
155.6Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ho

In seasonPeak

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

Ho 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 Ho?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ho in January

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

In January, Ho sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ho 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 Ho peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ho 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 Ho is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 15134 µg/m³Aug 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr44Poor
May31Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ho?

Ho sits at 6.6°N, 0.5°E, 171 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Kpalimé, 38 km away.

KpanduHohoeAkatsiDzodzeTséviéNotséKeta

Topography around Ho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ho has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m.

The land around Ho is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
556 m
80 km
984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kpalimé 38 km · Kpandu 48 km · Hohoe 61 km · Akatsi 63 km · Dzodze 71 km · Tsévié 84 km · Notsé 86 km · Keta 95 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 Ho (6.6008°, 0.4713°, elevation 171 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).