Jirapa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Jirapa?

Jirapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 855 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jirapa?

The hottest day measured in Jirapa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 42.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Jirapa?

The coldest day measured in Jirapa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1963, at 13.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Jirapa?

Almost never: Jirapa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Jirapa warmed?

Yes: Jirapa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Jirapa?

The wettest day measured in Jirapa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2020, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Jirapa?

The windiest day measured in Jirapa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 2008, with winds reaching 29.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Jirapa?

The warmest month in Jirapa is March (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Jirapa?

Jirapa receives on average 855 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Jirapa?

Jirapa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Jirapa (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 855 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is March (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Jirapa averages 0 frost days, 294 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.

Jirapa has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 7 December 1963).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

JirapaUpper West

coords: 10.54°, -2.70°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.7°C

Average daily high

33.3°C

Average daily low

22.6°C

Annual rainfall

855mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

14.1km/h

Seasonal range

6.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

294 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

130 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.0 °C

Average feels-like low

23.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

310 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

42.4 °C

16 March 2024

Coldest day

13.2 °C

7 December 1963

Wettest day

140 mm

1 October 2020

Windiest day

29.9 km/h

28 May 2008

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

8 May 1987

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

24 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

8.9 °C

28 December 1960

Sunniest day

12.3 h

6 July 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.6 °C4 March 2025	18.2 °C26 November 2025	28.3 °C	610 mm	318
2024	42.4 °C16 March 2024	15.9 °C6 December 2024	28.8 °C	902 mm	321
2023	40.3 °C6 March 2023	17.0 °C22 December 2023	28.6 °C	808 mm	332
2022	40.1 °C11 March 2022	16.9 °C17 December 2022	28.0 °C	833 mm	298
2021	41.9 °C8 April 2021	17.7 °C2 January 2021	28.6 °C	704 mm	313
2020	41.4 °C1 April 2020	15.9 °C3 January 2020	28.5 °C	943 mm	303
2019	41.2 °C24 March 2019	17.6 °C24 December 2019	28.6 °C	848 mm	323
2018	39.8 °C3 March 2018	18.2 °C12 January 2018	28.4 °C	884 mm	311
2017	41.2 °C31 March 2017	18.4 °C12 January 2017	28.8 °C	774 mm	322
2016	41.1 °C22 April 2016	18.5 °C2 January 2016	28.8 °C	788 mm	323
2015	40.9 °C8 February 2015	16.0 °C14 January 2015	28.7 °C	728 mm	326
2014	40.8 °C21 May 2014	16.9 °C14 January 2014	28.5 °C	654 mm	318
2013	41.2 °C6 March 2013	15.1 °C7 January 2013	28.3 °C	690 mm	317
2012	40.5 °C16 March 2012	15.5 °C17 January 2012	28.0 °C	801 mm	311
2011	40.5 °C25 March 2011	16.5 °C14 January 2011	28.2 °C	789 mm	326
2010	41.5 °C21 February 2010	14.0 °C12 December 2010	28.4 °C	977 mm	312
2009	41.2 °C22 March 2009	15.8 °C28 December 2009	28.2 °C	794 mm	319
2008	41.4 °C31 March 2008	14.0 °C8 January 2008	27.9 °C	760 mm	304
2007	40.8 °C24 March 2007	16.3 °C5 January 2007	28.3 °C	665 mm	304
2006	41.3 °C11 April 2006	16.3 °C29 November 2006	28.3 °C	703 mm	304
2005	41.8 °C10 March 2005	16.2 °C15 January 2005	28.3 °C	760 mm	294
2004	40.0 °C28 March 2004	17.2 °C4 December 2004	28.2 °C	603 mm	306
2003	40.1 °C19 March 2003	16.9 °C5 January 2003	28.2 °C	1,062 mm	292
2002	40.8 °C31 March 2002	15.8 °C28 December 2002	28.4 °C	705 mm	311
2001	41.0 °C3 March 2001	15.9 °C13 January 2001	28.1 °C	758 mm	310
2000	40.3 °C20 April 2000	16.2 °C24 December 2000	27.6 °C	775 mm	303
1999	40.4 °C11 April 1999	15.7 °C30 December 1999	27.5 °C	1,021 mm	271
1998	40.6 °C6 April 1998	16.6 °C18 January 1998	28.1 °C	870 mm	290
1997	39.8 °C25 March 1997	16.6 °C27 December 1997	27.5 °C	940 mm	297
1996	39.8 °C20 March 1996	15.4 °C3 January 1996	27.6 °C	817 mm	294
1995	40.6 °C2 April 1995	14.5 °C22 November 1995	27.4 °C	877 mm	284
1994	40.2 °C25 March 1994	14.5 °C17 January 1994	27.7 °C	886 mm	293
1993	40.1 °C6 April 1993	16.1 °C10 January 1993	28.0 °C	801 mm	310
1992	40.5 °C29 March 1992	16.6 °C6 January 1992	27.7 °C	820 mm	284
1991	40.7 °C28 March 1991	15.9 °C25 December 1991	27.4 °C	912 mm	270
1990	41.1 °C30 March 1990	17.6 °C5 January 1990	27.8 °C	752 mm	293
1989	40.2 °C9 April 1989	14.8 °C2 January 1989	27.2 °C	988 mm	264
1988	40.7 °C6 March 1988	15.4 °C24 December 1988	27.9 °C	1,147 mm	279
1987	41.2 °C26 April 1987	18.0 °C16 January 1987	28.6 °C	743 mm	327
1986	40.3 °C15 March 1986	15.3 °C15 November 1986	27.4 °C	1,092 mm	287
1985	40.5 °C12 March 1985	15.5 °C17 December 1985	27.6 °C	916 mm	275
1984	41.1 °C7 April 1984	16.4 °C23 December 1984	28.0 °C	915 mm	323
1983	42.0 °C9 April 1983	16.6 °C8 January 1983	28.5 °C	619 mm	318
1982	39.4 °C9 March 1982	15.6 °C27 November 1982	27.2 °C	1,010 mm	300
1981	41.1 °C10 April 1981	17.3 °C3 January 1981	28.2 °C	855 mm	313
1980	41.0 °C25 March 1980	15.3 °C20 December 1980	27.8 °C	899 mm	305
1979	39.4 °C30 March 1979	14.4 °C5 January 1979	27.4 °C	1,136 mm	286
1978	40.0 °C25 March 1978	16.9 °C15 November 1978	27.6 °C	897 mm	300
1977	39.5 °C24 March 1977	14.8 °C3 November 1977	27.4 °C	900 mm	298
1976	40.0 °C6 April 1976	15.1 °C4 December 1976	26.9 °C	932 mm	252
1975	40.1 °C20 March 1975	15.6 °C18 December 1975	26.8 °C	932 mm	260
1974	39.4 °C25 March 1974	16.6 °C6 December 1974	27.2 °C	872 mm	270
1973	41.2 °C12 March 1973	16.3 °C2 December 1973	27.9 °C	841 mm	312
1972	39.7 °C11 March 1972	17.7 °C12 January 1972	27.6 °C	732 mm	302
1971	40.2 °C8 April 1971	15.7 °C11 January 1971	27.1 °C	1,202 mm	281
1970	39.9 °C18 February 1970	15.6 °C20 January 1970	27.9 °C	850 mm	300
1969	41.8 °C16 March 1969	15.5 °C25 November 1969	27.4 °C	992 mm	279
1968	39.7 °C19 April 1968	14.8 °C20 January 1968	27.1 °C	1,078 mm	297
1967	39.5 °C5 April 1967	15.9 °C4 January 1967	27.0 °C	1,021 mm	280
1966	40.8 °C29 March 1966	14.8 °C7 January 1966	27.3 °C	789 mm	300
1965	39.9 °C5 March 1965	14.9 °C6 December 1965	27.0 °C	841 mm	284
1964	40.8 °C10 March 1964	15.9 °C14 January 1964	27.2 °C	753 mm	294
1963	40.1 °C15 March 1963	13.2 °C7 December 1963	27.0 °C	938 mm	291
1962	40.1 °C2 April 1962	14.1 °C9 January 1962	26.9 °C	851 mm	285
1961	39.2 °C26 March 1961	14.3 °C30 January 1961	26.9 °C	714 mm	295
1960	39.8 °C22 April 1960	13.4 °C28 December 1960	27.0 °C	991 mm	284
1959	41.0 °C14 April 1959	16.0 °C12 December 1959	27.4 °C	842 mm	293
1958	39.5 °C30 March 1958	15.2 °C27 December 1958	27.4 °C	753 mm	281
1957	39.1 °C2 April 1957	13.6 °C9 January 1957	26.2 °C	1,316 mm	232
1956	39.2 °C7 March 1956	14.9 °C1 January 1956	26.7 °C	950 mm	263
1955	39.6 °C16 March 1955	15.5 °C27 December 1955	26.7 °C	939 mm	253
1954	40.1 °C5 March 1954	15.7 °C15 December 1954	26.9 °C	855 mm	269
1953	40.6 °C7 April 1953	16.0 °C5 December 1953	27.6 °C	731 mm	273
1952	40.4 °C8 April 1952	15.5 °C4 December 1952	26.9 °C	889 mm	268
1951	41.1 °C15 March 1951	15.8 °C24 November 1951	26.9 °C	951 mm	273
1950	40.3 °C8 April 1950	15.2 °C9 February 1950	26.6 °C	881 mm	256
1949	39.4 °C17 February 1949	16.4 °C23 December 1949	27.4 °C	828 mm	299
1948	40.2 °C30 March 1948	16.7 °C16 January 1948	27.0 °C	790 mm	287
1947	40.4 °C31 March 1947	16.2 °C2 January 1947	27.1 °C	896 mm	251
1946	40.5 °C22 April 1946	15.9 °C29 December 1946	27.3 °C	691 mm	292
1945	40.2 °C9 April 1945	15.7 °C31 December 1945	26.7 °C	771 mm	274
1944	40.1 °C11 April 1944	15.9 °C25 November 1944	27.0 °C	1,202 mm	270
1943	41.0 °C18 April 1943	16.5 °C25 December 1943	27.0 °C	752 mm	257
1942	41.2 °C20 April 1942	16.4 °C27 January 1942	27.8 °C	699 mm	291
1941	41.7 °C29 March 1941	17.6 °C21 December 1941	28.1 °C	695 mm	321
1940	39.7 °C10 April 1940	15.8 °C10 February 1940	27.7 °C	659 mm	332

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.2 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

318 d/yr

+24

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

610 mm

-245 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.3 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	37.0 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Mar	38.5 °C	+0.8 °C	9 mm	-11 mm
Apr	37.4 °C	+0.8 °C	10 mm	-46 mm
May	34.9 °C	+0.3 °C	35 mm	-46 mm
Jun	33.1 °C	+1.1 °C	43 mm	-53 mm
Jul	29.8 °C	0.0 °C	147 mm	-6 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	+0.7 °C	189 mm	-21 mm
Sep	30.2 °C	+0.6 °C	121 mm	-42 mm
Oct	34.0 °C	+1.9 °C	49 mm	-14 mm
Nov	35.8 °C	+1.4 °C	8 mm	+1 mm
Dec	35.3 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.6 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

18.2 °C

26 Nov 2025

Wettest day

31.5 mm

17 Aug 2025

Windiest day

27.7 km/h

16 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

50.0 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.3 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

15 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Jirapa?

Jirapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 855 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jirapa?

The hottest day measured in Jirapa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 42.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Jirapa?

The coldest day measured in Jirapa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1963, at 13.2 °C.

Does it snow in Jirapa?

Almost never: Jirapa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Jirapa warmed?

Yes: Jirapa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Jirapa?

The wettest day measured in Jirapa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2020, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Jirapa?

The windiest day measured in Jirapa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 2008, with winds reaching 29.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Jirapa?

The warmest month in Jirapa is March (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Jirapa?

Jirapa receives on average 855 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Jirapa?

Jirapa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Jirapa?

Yes: Jirapa has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jirapa?

In Jirapa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 28 December 1960.

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