Obuasi weather in January

In January, Obuasi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 22 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 43% 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 Obuasi's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Obuasi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
50%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Obuasi is A city in Ghana, Ashanti Region..

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 Obuasi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°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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How January really feels in Obuasi

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.

Obuasi 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
Jan32° / 23°225.211.74.4
Feb34° / 24°449.111.83.2
Mar33° / 24°10017.8122.8
Apr32° / 24°10319.412.12.9
May31° / 23°14223.212.33.0
Jun29° / 23°15724.312.43.4
Jul28° / 22°12121.312.34.2
Aug28° / 22°9319.512.24.4
Sep29° / 23°13624.6123.5
Oct30° / 23°15124.911.93.3
Nov31° / 23°6815.111.74.0
Dec31° / 22°256.511.64.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46733
56634
66634
76535
86535
96535
106436
116337
126238
136238
146139
156139
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285941
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316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Obuasi gets around 22 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
514
614
714
814
915
1015
1115
1215
1316
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1516
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1817
1917
2017
2118
2218
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2519
2619
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2820
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3020
3121

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
147724571
257724561
357824551
468824540
568824540
678824530
778823540
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2653621632
2753621632
2853620642
2954620633
3044619643
3144619643

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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317calm

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 6:20 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:205:59
211.66:216:00
311.66:216:00
411.66:226:01
511.76:226:01
611.76:226:02
711.76:236:02
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Obuasi

In seasonPeak

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

Obuasi 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 Obuasi?

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
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Obuasi in January

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

In January, Obuasi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Obuasi 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 Obuasi peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 13UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Obuasi 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 Obuasi is worst in January — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1878 µg/m³Aug 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Obuasi?

Obuasi sits at 6.2°N, 1.7°W, 215 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Bekwai, 29 km away.

KumasiAssin FosoNew TafoTafoAhwiaaTwifu Praso

Topography around Obuasi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Obuasi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 245 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Obuasi is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
331 m
16 km
529 m
80 km
756 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Bekwai 29 km · Dunkwa 30 km · Kumasi 54 km · Assin Foso 56 km · New Tafo 58 km · Tafo 59 km · Ahwiaa 63 km · Twifu Praso 67 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 Obuasi (6.2023°, -1.668°, elevation 215 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).