Upper East Region · Ghana
Bolgatanga travel guide
Bolgatanga is a city in Upper East Region, Ghana, home to about 89,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TML137 km · Yakubu Tali International Airport
- Currency
- GHSGhana cedi
- Time zone
- Africa/Accra
- Language
- English
When to go
The best time to visit Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 266 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bolgatanga: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yakubu Tali International Airport (TML), about 137 km from the city centre in a straight line.
TML · Yakubu Tali International Airport
Questions
Bolgatanga: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bolgatanga?
Bolgatanga has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 266 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bolgatanga?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yakubu Tali International Airport (TML), about 137 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Bolgatanga?
Ghana cedi (GHS).
Nearby
Destinations near Bolgatanga
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.