Hohoe weather in January

In January, Hohoe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Hohoe's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hohoe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:19 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Hohoe is town in Volta 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hohoe reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
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How January really feels in Hohoe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 15 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
15
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.

Hohoe 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
Jan31° / 22°274.811.65.2
Feb32° / 23°518.411.84.2
Mar31° / 24°11019123.5
Apr30° / 24°13622.412.23.3
May30° / 23°19827.212.33.0
Jun28° / 23°23428.112.43.3
Jul27° / 22°23028.212.43.7
Aug27° / 22°23927.912.23.7
Sep28° / 22°28229123.4
Oct29° / 22°23828.411.83.1
Nov30° / 22°1071811.74.0
Dec30° / 22°377.311.65.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hohoe gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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2017
2117
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11391227390
21591226380
31691226380
41791225370
51791224370
61891224370
71991223380
81991223380
91991122380
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:14 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:145:49
211.66:145:49
311.66:145:50
411.66:155:50
511.66:155:51
611.66:155:51
711.66:165:52
811.66:165:52
911.66:175:53
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2011.66:205:58
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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 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hohoe

In seasonPeak

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

Hohoe's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Hohoe?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hohoe in January

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

In January, Hohoe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hohoe 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 Hohoe peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 24UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Hohoe 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 Hohoe is worst in January — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20114 µg/m³Jul 2420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan116Unhealthy
Feb106Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr42Poor
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hohoe?

Hohoe sits at 7.2°N, 0.5°E, 173 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Kpandu, 26 km away.

BadouHoNotséAtakpaméAniéDambai

Topography around Hohoe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hohoe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m.

The land around Hohoe is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
704 m
80 km
935 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kpandu 26 km · Kpalimé 33 km · Badou 50 km · Ho 61 km · Notsé 80 km · Atakpamé 84 km · Anié 104 km · Dambai 107 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 Hohoe (7.1518°, 0.4736°, elevation 173 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).