Kade weather in January

In January, Kade sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 30 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kade's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kade's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kade is human settlement in 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kade reaches about 32°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 30°C and 34°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)
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How January really feels in Kade

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.

Kade weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°307.211.74.4
Feb33° / 24°4810.411.83.4
Mar33° / 24°9719.2122.9
Apr32° / 24°11020.212.12.9
May31° / 24°16125.212.32.9
Jun29° / 23°1912612.33.2
Jul28° / 23°12822.812.34.0
Aug28° / 22°9921.512.24.2
Sep29° / 23°15325.9123.3
Oct30° / 23°16526.411.93.2
Nov31° / 23°8517.911.73.7
Dec31° / 23°378.611.74.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
36931
46832
56733
66634
76535
86436
96436
106337
116238
126139
136040
146040
155941
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225743
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315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kade gets around 30 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% 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 (%)
118
218
319
419
520
620
721
821
921
1022
1122
1222
1322
1423
1523
1623
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2826
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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123719663
223819653
333819652
434819642
534819642
635918632
735918623
835918623
945918613
1035918623
1135918623
1235918623
1335918623
1435918623
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1634918633
1734818643
1833818653
1933718663
2033718663
2133618673
2232618683
2332517694
2432517694
2532416714
2632416705
2732415706
2833415697
2923414707
3023314708
3123313709

Wind in January

Winds average 6 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:175:56
211.76:175:57
311.76:185:57
411.76:185:58
511.76:195:58
611.76:195:58
711.76:195:59
811.76:205:59
911.76:206:00
1011.76:206:00
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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 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kade

In seasonPeak

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

Kade 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 Kade?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kade in January

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

In January, Kade sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kade 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 Kade peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kade 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 Kade is worst in January — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1592 µg/m³Aug 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr45Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kade?

Kade sits at 6.1°N, 0.8°W, 144 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Akwatia, 7.0 km away.

SuhumAnyinamNkawkawBegoroNsawam

Topography around Kade

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kade has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m.

The land around Kade is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
833 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Akwatia 7.0 km · Akim Oda 25 km · Asamankese 32 km · Suhum 43 km · Anyinam 45 km · Nkawkaw 51 km · Begoro 60 km · Nsawam 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 Kade (6.0939°, -0.836°, elevation 144 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).