Bole
District Capital
Bole is located in Ghana
Bole
Bole
Location of Bole in Savannah region
Coordinates: 9°2′N 2°29′W / 9.033°N 2.483°W / 9.033; -2.483
CountryGhana
RegionSavannah Region
DistrictBole District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total—
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Bole is a small town and is the capital of Bole district, a district in the Savannah Region of northern Ghana.[1] Bole is connected by road to the town of Sawla and the town of Bamboi. Bole is home to the Bole District Hospital and post office.[1] The Bole District covers an area of 4800 km2 land mass and has a population of about 87,656 .[2] The ex president of Ghana John Dramani Mahama is from this small town.

Institutions

Climate

Climate data for Bole (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 39.6
(103.3)		 41.2
(106.2)		 41.5
(106.7)		 41.0
(105.8)		 38.5
(101.3)		 36.1
(97.0)		 34.4
(93.9)		 34.0
(93.2)		 33.8
(92.8)		 36.0
(96.8)		 38.1
(100.6)		 39.0
(102.2)		 41.5
(106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 35.5
(95.9)		 37.0
(98.6)		 37.0
(98.6)		 35.0
(95.0)		 33.2
(91.8)		 31.2
(88.2)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.2
(84.6)		 30.2
(86.4)		 32.2
(90.0)		 34.3
(93.7)		 35.1
(95.2)		 33.3
(91.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)		 29.1
(84.4)		 30.4
(86.7)		 29.6
(85.3)		 28.3
(82.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.2
(79.2)		 27.3
(81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6)		 21.1
(70.0)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 19.7
(67.5)		 17.3
(63.1)		 21.4
(70.5)
Record low °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8)		 13.5
(56.3)		 15.6
(60.1)		 19.2
(66.6)		 19.2
(66.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 18.7
(65.7)		 18.0
(64.4)		 17.2
(63.0)		 15.0
(59.0)		 9.5
(49.1)		 10.1
(50.2)		 9.5
(49.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.2
(0.13)		 15.9
(0.63)		 46.0
(1.81)		 104.7
(4.12)		 128.9
(5.07)		 139.6
(5.50)		 137.2
(5.40)		 155.4
(6.12)		 198.7
(7.82)		 111.0
(4.37)		 18.5
(0.73)		 4.2
(0.17)		 1,063.3
(41.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.2 1.0 3.5 6.3 8.5 9.5 9.2 9.9 14.1 9.0 1.8 0.3 73.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 255.0 228.2 228.2 225.0 232.8 180.3 151.5 133.0 155.2 230.1 243.9 244.1 2,507.3
Source: NOAA[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Bole District Archived 2013-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Bole". mofa.gov.gh. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Assistant Headmaster of Bole SHS arrested for alleged rape". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  4. 1 2 www.3news .com (2022-05-25). "Bole SHS Asst. Head accused of raping final-year student". 3NEWS.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Agyeman, Adwoa (2022-04-11). "Bole SHS old students stop auctioning of school bus". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Bole Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

09°02′N 02°29′W / 9.033°N 2.483°W / 9.033; -2.483

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