Northern Region · Ghana
Dagbon travel guide
Dagbon is a city in Northern Region, Ghana, home to about 4,000,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TML68 km · Yakubu Tali International Airport
- Currency
- GHSGhana cedi
- Time zone
- Africa/Accra
- Language
- English
About
About Dagbon
The Kingdom of Dagbon (Dagbani: Dagbaŋ ) is the oldest and one of the most organised traditional kingdoms in Ghana founded by the Dagomba people (Dagbamba) in the 15th century. During its rise, it comprised, at various points, the Northern, Upper West, Upper East, Savannah Region and North East regions of present-day Ghana.
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When to go
The best time to visit Dagbon
Dagbon has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 239 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 Dagbon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yakubu Tali International Airport (TML), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line.
TML · Yakubu Tali International Airport
Questions
Dagbon: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Dagbon?
Dagbon has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 239 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Dagbon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yakubu Tali International Airport (TML), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Dagbon?
Ghana cedi (GHS).
Nearby
Destinations near Dagbon
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.