Hohoe in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Hohoe sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 115 mm of rain over about 21 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 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Hohoe's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Hohoe has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Hohoe's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
115 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.9
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Hohoe in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical winter day in Hohoe reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How winter really feels in Hohoe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 70 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
70
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.

Hohoe 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
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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Hohoe gets around 115 mm of rain over 21 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 5 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 5.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Hohoe

In seasonPeak

In winter, Hohoe overlaps 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 winter a good time to visit Hohoe?

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.

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter 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 Winter

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

In winter, Hohoe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hohoe in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 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 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
Winter 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.