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When to go to Tamale

Twelve months of averages for Tamale, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Tamale has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June and October.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): November to May.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to October.
The warmest month is March (37°C) and the coolest August (30°C). The wettest is September (200 mm) and the driest December (2 mm); about 1,076 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Tamale: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanHot
FebHot
MarHot
AprHot
MayHot
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovHot
DecHot

Month by month

Every month in Tamale

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Tamale by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	34°C	17°C	3 mm	39%	23%	5.2	23°C	Hot
February	37°C	21°C	14 mm	40%	34%	5.4	24°C	Hot
March	37°C	24°C	41 mm	53%	64%	5.7	27°C	Hot
April	35°C	25°C	81 mm	65%	72%	5.9	31°C	Hot
May	33°C	24°C	114 mm	72%	74%	5.7	35°C	Hot
June	31°C	23°C	134 mm	78%	65%	5.2	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	30°C	23°C	170 mm	82%	72%	4.7	39°C	Wet
August	30°C	23°C	175 mm	83%	76%	4.5	39°C	Wet
September	30°C	23°C	200 mm	84%	73%	4.7	37°C	Wet
October	31°C	23°C	122 mm	80%	54%	5.5	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	33°C	21°C	20 mm	66%	31%	5.5	29°C	Hot
December	33°C	17°C	2 mm	50%	18%	5.2	25°C	Hot

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

34°C

17°C

3 mm

39%

23%

5.2

23°C

Hot

February

37°C

21°C

14 mm

40%

34%

5.4

24°C

Hot

March

37°C

24°C

41 mm

53%

64%

5.7

27°C

Hot

April

35°C

25°C

81 mm

65%

72%

5.9

31°C

Hot

May

33°C

24°C

114 mm

72%

74%

5.7

35°C

Hot

June

31°C

23°C

134 mm

78%

65%

5.2

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

30°C

23°C

170 mm

82%

72%

4.7

39°C

Wet

August

30°C

23°C

175 mm

83%

76%

4.5

39°C

Wet

September

30°C

23°C

200 mm

84%

73%

4.7

37°C

Wet

October

31°C

23°C

122 mm

80%

54%

5.5

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

33°C

21°C

20 mm

66%

31%

5.5

29°C

Hot

December

33°C

17°C

2 mm

50%

18%

5.2

25°C

Hot