Prestea weather in January

In January, Prestea sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 61 mm of rain across 12.5 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Prestea's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prestea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Prestea is town in Western 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Prestea reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Prestea

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.

Prestea 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
Jan31° / 22°6112.511.74.1
Feb32° / 23°861711.83.2
Mar32° / 23°16024.1122.7
Apr31° / 23°15925.612.12.6
May30° / 23°21328.312.22.7
Jun29° / 22°22927.712.33.1
Jul28° / 22°14223.912.34.0
Aug28° / 22°9621.912.24.4
Sep29° / 23°15826.8123.3
Oct30° / 23°19328.711.92.9
Nov31° / 22°1382411.83.1
Dec31° / 22°7216.211.74.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
46040
55941
65842
75842
85644
95545
105545
115446
125446
135347
145347
155248
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255050
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275149
285149
295248
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315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Prestea gets around 61 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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236
336
436
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636
736
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937
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2143
2243
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2645
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3147

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123126320
223126419
324136318
424136318
535136217
635136217
736136117
836136117
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1037135918
1136136018
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261376128
271375930
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301275634
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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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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 6:21 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:216:02
211.76:216:03
311.76:226:03
411.76:226:04
511.76:236:04
611.76:236:05
711.76:236:05
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Prestea

In seasonPeak

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

Prestea 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 Prestea?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prestea in January

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

In January, Prestea sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Prestea in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 67 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Prestea 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 Prestea peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 9UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Prestea 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 Prestea is worst in January — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1864 µg/m³Sep 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar36Poor
Apr34Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Prestea?

Prestea sits at 5.4°N, 2.1°W, 54 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Tarkwa, 22 km away.

Assin FosoEsimTwifu PrasoShama JunctionSekondi-TakoradiEluboDunkwa

Topography around Prestea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prestea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m.

The land around Prestea is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
539 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tarkwa 22 km · Assin Foso 62 km · Esim 64 km · Twifu Praso 69 km · Shama Junction 70 km · Sekondi-Takoradi 71 km · Elubo 71 km · Dunkwa 71 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 Prestea (5.4338°, -2.1429°, elevation 54 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).