Akatsi weather in April

In April, Akatsi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 83 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Akatsi's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akatsi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Akatsi is town in Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Akatsi reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13325
23325
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43325
53325
63325
73325
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How April really feels in Akatsi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Akatsi weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°25711.74.0
Feb34° / 25°391011.83.2
Mar33° / 25°6414.9122.8
Apr33° / 25°8316.212.12.9
May32° / 25°14724.212.32.7
Jun30° / 24°17624.912.33.1
Jul29° / 23°11120.212.34.1
Aug29° / 23°8317.212.24.4
Sep30° / 23°14423.2123.4
Oct31° / 24°14624.811.93.0
Nov32° / 24°7518.811.73.2
Dec32° / 24°329.111.74.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
113961
123763
133763
143763
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Akatsi gets around 83 mm of rain over 16.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
447
548
648
748
849
949
1050
1150
1250
1351
1451
1552
1652
1753
1854
1955
2055
2156
2257
2358
2459
2560
2661
2762
2863
2963
3064

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53367
63367
73367
83268
93268
103169
113070
123070
132971
142971
152872
162872
172773
182773
192773
202773
212773
222674
232674
242674
252674
262575
272575
282575
292575
302476

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
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179calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:03
212.15:596:03
312.15:596:03
412.15:586:03
512.15:586:02
612.15:586:02
712.15:576:02
812.15:576:02
912.15:566:02
1012.15:566:02
1112.15:556:02
1212.15:556:01
1312.15:546:01
1412.15:546:01
1512.15:536:01
1612.15:536:01
1712.15:536:01
1812.15:526:01
1912.25:526:01
2012.25:516:01
2112.25:516:01
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2312.25:506:01
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2812.25:496:00
2912.25:486:00
3012.25:486:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
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245.6Bright
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285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Akatsi

In seasonPeak

In April, Akatsi sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Akatsi sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Akatsi?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akatsi.

What to pack for Akatsi in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Akatsi sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Akatsi in April

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Akatsi in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akatsi peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Akatsi in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Akatsi is worst in January — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1780 µg/m³Sep 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Akatsi?

Akatsi sits at 6.1°N, 0.8°E, 55 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Dzodze, 25 km away.

AflaoLoméTséviéHoVogan

Topography around Akatsi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Akatsi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akatsi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m.

The land around Akatsi is covered by shrubs (36%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and water (30%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
686 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Dzodze 25 km · Keta 32 km · Anloga 39 km · Aflao 43 km · Lomé 47 km · Tsévié 56 km · Ho 63 km · Vogan 84 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Akatsi (6.1316°, 0.7985°, elevation 55 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).