Nkoranza weather in January

In January, Nkoranza sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.6 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nkoranza's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nkoranza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Nkoranza is The capital town of Nkoranza South in Bono East 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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nkoranza reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Nkoranza

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.

Nkoranza 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
Jan34° / 22°142.611.63.8
Feb35° / 24°325.411.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8714.911.92.5
Apr33° / 24°10417.612.22.7
May32° / 24°10318.212.33.1
Jun30° / 23°9918.712.43.7
Jul29° / 23°9116.812.44.4
Aug29° / 22°1031712.24.4
Sep29° / 23°15623.9123.4
Oct31° / 23°11521.311.83.4
Nov32° / 23°448.511.74.1
Dec33° / 22°153.211.64.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28317
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68020
77921
87921
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117525
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137426
147327
157327
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187129
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227030
237030
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257030
267129
277129
287228
297327
307327
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nkoranza gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1421113278
2431112267
3441112267
4441012267
5451012267
6451012268
745912268
845912268
945912269
1044912269
11449122610
12439132610
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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187calm
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268calm
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288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:23 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:235:57
211.66:235:57
311.66:245:58
411.66:245:58
511.66:255:59
611.66:255:59
711.66:256:00
811.66:266:00
911.66:266:01
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1911.66:296:06
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nkoranza

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is January a good time to visit Nkoranza?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nkoranza. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nkoranza in January

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

In January, Nkoranza sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nkoranza in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nkoranza peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 11UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza is worst in January — around 178 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 9.4× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 17170 µg/m³Aug 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan178Very unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nkoranza?

Nkoranza sits at 7.6°N, 1.7°W, 324 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Techiman, 26 km away.

EjuraWankyiKintampoDuayaw-NkwantaBechemMampongSunyani

Topography around Nkoranza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nkoranza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m.

The land around Nkoranza is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (38%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Techiman 26 km · Ejura 44 km · Wankyi 47 km · Kintampo 54 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 62 km · Bechem 64 km · Mampong 66 km · Sunyani 73 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 Nkoranza (7.5713°, -1.7087°, elevation 324 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).