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Ghana in January

Great month. Dry with Harmattan haze; the holiday crowds leave after the first week. Good month for Mole.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
Medium
Ghana
Prices
High
Ghana

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Ghana

Dry with Harmattan haze; the holiday crowds leave after the first week. Good month for Mole.

Is another month better than January?

No other month rates higher than January for Ghana in this guide.

Weather in January

  • Coast · Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Adabest weather

    Two rainy seasons: the long one peaks in June, a shorter one in October. July–August is often a cooler, drier spell on the coast.

  • Forest belt and Volta hills · Kumasi, Kakum, Ho, Wli, Lake Voltabest weather

    Wetter and greener than the coast; forest trails turn to mud in the rains and waterfalls are strongest Jun–Oct.

  • Northern savanna · Tamale, Mole, Bolgatanga, Wasmoke haze

    One rainy season (May–Oct). Mole's game gathers at waterholes Jan–Apr; March–April tops 40 °C (104 °F) and Harmattan dust dims December–February.

  • Ashanti-Kwahu: Kumasi and the forest belt · Ashanti lowlandsdry

    Two wet spells, roughly March–July and September–October; the heaviest rain falls in June.

  • Ashanti-Kwahu: Kwahu Plateau · Eastern scarp around Koforidua and Mpraesodry

    Cooler and mistier than Kumasi; the paragliding festival is tied to the Easter period — check dates.

  • Ghanaian Coastal Plain: Accra and the east coast · Greater Accra coastbest weather

    Major rainy season April–June, minor around September–October; humidity stays high year-round.

  • Ghanaian Coastal Plain: Cape Coast and the west · Central and Western coastbest weather

    The wettest stretch of the Ghanaian coast; showers are possible in almost any month.

  • Ghanaian Northern Plains: Northern plains (Tamale, Bolgatanga, Wa) · Inland savannah, baobab countrybest weather

    One rainy season and a long dry season; exact dates, peak temperatures and harmattan haze are check. The dry months are also the usual game-viewing window at Mole.

  • Volta Basin: Volta Basin (Ho, Hohoe, lake shore) · Eastern Ghana, lake and hillsbest weather

    The south of the basin follows the coastal pattern: main rains roughly April–July with a shorter wet spell around September–October. The far north of the basin is single-season: rains June–October, dry and dusty harmattan December–February. Falls run strongest June–October; hiking is best November–February.

  • Accra32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Abease33 °C (91 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Aburi32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ada Foah31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ada31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Adanwomase32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Adenta East31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Aflao32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Agona30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ahwiaa31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 0 rain days
  • Akwidaa30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days
  • Apam31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Axim31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days
  • Bamboi35 °C (95 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Bawku35 °C (95 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days
  • Bibiani31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Bimbilla32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Bole33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 0 rain days
  • Bolgatanga30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Bongo35 °C (95 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days
  • Busua31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Cape Coast31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days
  • Damongo34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 1 rain days
  • Elmina31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Gushegu32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Hamile30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ho31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Jirapa30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days
  • Karaga35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Keta30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Koforidua31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kokrobite30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kpetoe31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kumasi33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Kumbungu30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Lawra30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Mampong33 °C (91 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Nadowli33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 0 rain days
  • Nakpanduri35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Nalerigu32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Nandom32 °C (90 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 2 rain days
  • Navrongo35 °C (95 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days
  • Nzulezo30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Obuasi33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Paga36 °C (97 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days
  • Saboba34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Salaga32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Sandema35 °C (95 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days
  • Savelugu30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Sekondi-Takoradi30.4 °C (87 °F) / 21.8 °C (71 °F), 3 rain days
  • Shama31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Sirigu35 °C (95 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days
  • Somanya27 °C (81 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 6 rain days
  • Suhum30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Sunyani31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Tafi Atome30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tamale36 °C (97 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days
  • Tatale30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Tema31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Tolon30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Tongo42 °C (108 °F) / 35 °C (95 °F), 0 rain days
  • Tumu31 °C (88 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 0 rain days
  • Wa33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Walewale34 °C (93 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days
  • Wenchi34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Yapei35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Yeji33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Yendi30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yunyoo35 °C (95 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days
  • Zabzugu30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days
  • Zebilla35 °C (95 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • New Year's Day

    1 Jan

    End of the holiday peak; beaches crowded.

  • Constitution Day

    7 Jan

    Public holiday; offices closed.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Ghana
Medium
Prices · Ghana
High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ghana, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Great

    Dec: Great

  • Crowds

    Jan: Medium

    Dec: High

  • Prices

    Jan: High

    Dec: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 2

    Dec: 3

January: Dry with Harmattan haze; the holiday crowds leave after the first week. Good month for Mole.

December: Peak 'December in GH': concerts, diaspora returns, full hotels and the year's highest fares — book early.

Ghana: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Where to go in January

Rated best or good this month

  • Coast

    Best weather of the year (Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Ada)

  • Forest belt and Volta hills

    Best weather of the year (Kumasi, Kakum, Ho, Wli, Lake Volta)

  • Accra

    Dry; Harmattan haze and dust some days.

  • Abease

    Best months: Nov–Mar (dry season)

  • Aburi

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Ada Foah

    Best months: Nov–Mar

  • Ada

    Best months: Nov–Mar

  • Adanwomase

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Adenta East

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Aflao

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Agona

    Best months: Nov–Mar (dry season)

  • Ahwiaa

    Best months: Nov–Mar (dry season)