Mankesim weather in January

In January, Mankesim sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 25 mm of rain across 7.4 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mankesim's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mankesim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Mankesim is place in Central 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mankesim reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Mankesim

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.

Mankesim 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
Jan29° / 25°257.411.75.8
Feb30° / 26°339.211.85.1
Mar30° / 26°5413.9124.4
Apr30° / 26°7617.812.14.0
May29° / 25°15625.612.23.4
Jun28° / 25°19924.612.34.0
Jul26° / 24°831812.35.2
Aug26° / 23°441312.25.9
Sep27° / 24°7617.9125.2
Oct28° / 24°9421.511.94.5
Nov29° / 25°6117.811.84.5
Dec29° / 25°3411.111.75.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46733
56634
66535
76535
86436
96337
106337
116238
126139
136139
146040
156040
165941
175842
185842
195743
205743
215644
225743
235743
245743
255743
265842
275941
286040
296040
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mankesim gets around 25 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1324
1424
1524
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2624
2724
2824
2924
3023
3123

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1243559
2243559
3353557
4353557
5363556
6363655
7363655
8363655
9363655
10363655
11363754
12363754
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18153757
19143659
20143560
21143461
22143362
23143263
24133165
25133066
26132967
27132769
28132670
29132571
30132472
31132373

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:16 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:165:58
211.76:175:59
311.76:175:59
411.76:176:00
511.76:186:00
611.76:186:01
711.76:196:01
811.76:196:02
911.76:196:02
1011.76:206:02
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2011.76:236:07
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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 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mankesim

In seasonPeak

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

Mankesim's rainy season runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mankesim 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 Mankesim?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mankesim in January

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

In January, Mankesim sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mankesim in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mankesim in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mankesim peaks around March 23 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mankesim 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 Mankesim is worst in January — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1865 µg/m³Oct 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mankesim?

Mankesim sits at 5.3°N, 1.0°W, 21 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Saltpond, 9.0 km away.

ElminaWinnebaSwedruFosoBuduburam

Topography around Mankesim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mankesim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m.

The land around Mankesim is covered by trees (49%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
468 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Saltpond 9.0 km · Apam 30 km · Cape Coast 32 km · Elmina 43 km · Winneba 44 km · Swedru 46 km · Foso 56 km · Buduburam 66 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 Mankesim (5.2717°, -1.0152°, elevation 21 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).