Suhum weather in January

In January, Suhum sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 45 mm of rain across 8.9 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 31°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 Suhum's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suhum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:21 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Suhum is town in Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar district, Eastern 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 Suhum 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Suhum

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.

Suhum 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
Jan31° / 22°458.911.74.6
Feb32° / 23°6612.311.83.6
Mar32° / 23°12020.7123.0
Apr31° / 23°13122.612.13.0
May30° / 23°19626.812.32.9
Jun29° / 22°22926.812.33.3
Jul28° / 22°15824.712.34.0
Aug28° / 22°12323.712.24.1
Sep28° / 22°19927.4123.3
Oct30° / 22°19827.411.93.1
Nov30° / 22°10720.611.73.6
Dec31° / 22°5110.911.74.7

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
96337
106337
116139
126139
136040
145941
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165842
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Suhum gets around 45 mm of rain over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
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526
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727
827
927
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1127
1228
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1628
1728
1829
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2029
2129
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3132

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 (%)
123819662
223819662
334919632
434919632
535918632
6451018612
7451017622
8461017612
9461017603
10461017603
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12361017613
1336917623
1436917623
1535918623
1635818633
1735818633
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2523417704
2623417695
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2923415697
3023415688
3123414689

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 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 6:15 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:155:55
211.76:165:55
311.76:165:56
411.76:175:56
511.76:175:57
611.76:175:57
711.76:185:58
811.76:185:58
911.76:185:58
1011.76:195:59
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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 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Suhum

In seasonPeak

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

Suhum 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 Suhum?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Suhum in January

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

In January, Suhum sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Suhum 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 Suhum peaks around April 10 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 10UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Suhum 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 Suhum 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 Suhum?

Suhum sits at 6.0°N, 0.5°W, 182 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Koforidua, 22 km away.

Atsiaman

Topography around Suhum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suhum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Suhum is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
716 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Koforidua 22 km · Nsawam 28 km · Asamankese 31 km · Aburi 37 km · Begoro 39 km · Anyinam 39 km · Akwatia 40 km · Atsiaman 40 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 Suhum (6.0409°, -0.45°, elevation 182 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).