Yendi weather in January

In January, Yendi sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yendi's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yendi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Yendi is human settlement in Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Yendi reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°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 on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313523

How January really feels in Yendi

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.

Yendi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°30.411.53.9
Feb36° / 24°71.211.72.3
Mar37° / 26°214.911.91.5
Apr36° / 27°509.512.21.9
May34° / 26°6511.612.42.7
Jun32° / 24°7714.312.53.5
Jul30° / 24°15622.712.53.4
Aug29° / 23°23326.512.33.3
Sep30° / 23°19623.612.13.3
Oct32° / 23°8213.611.83.8
Nov34° / 22°81.611.63.7
Dec34° / 21°10.311.53.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38713
48614
58515
68515
78416
88317
98218
108119
117921
127921
137822
147624
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287822
297822
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yendi gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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20
30
40
50
60
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80
91
101
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132
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311

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1904420
2904420
3904420
4913420
5913420
6913420
7903430
8903430
9903430
10893440
11883441
12883441
13873451
14864451
15864451
16854452
17854452
18845452
19845452
20835462
21826462
22826462
23797563
24797563
25787573
26787573
27768583
28768583
29758593
30758692
317486102

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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510calm
610calm
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910calm
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1310calm
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2010calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:19 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:195:47
211.56:205:47
311.56:205:48
411.56:215:48
511.56:215:49
611.56:215:49
711.56:225:50
811.56:225:50
911.56:225:51
1011.56:235:51
1111.56:235:52
1211.56:235:52
1311.56:235:53
1411.56:245:53
1511.56:245:54
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1911.56:255:56
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3111.66:266:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yendi

In seasonPeak

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

Yendi's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Yendi sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Yendi?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yendi in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yendi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yendi peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Yendi 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 Yendi is worst in January — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 17107 µg/m³Aug 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan109Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr38Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov50Poor
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yendi?

Yendi sits at 9.4°N, 0.0°W, 208 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Bimbila, 66 km away.

BimbilaBassarTamaleSaveluguSalagaMangoNaleriguNiamtougou

Topography around Yendi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yendi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m.

The land around Yendi is covered by cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
444 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bimbila 66 km · Bassar 89 km · Tamale 91 km · Savelugu 92 km · Salaga 114 km · Mango 115 km · Nalerigu 127 km · Niamtougou 128 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 Yendi (9.4427°, -0.0099°, elevation 208 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).