Akatsi weather in March

In March, Akatsi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 64 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Akatsi's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akatsi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:08 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Akatsi is town in Ghana.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical March 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 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Akatsi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Akatsi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
34951
45050
55050
65050
74951
84852
94753
104654
114456
124357
134258
143961
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Akatsi gets around 64 mm of rain over 14.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
246
346
447
548
649
749
850
950
1051
1151
1252
1352
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1552
1652
1752
1851
1951
2050
2149
2248
2347
2447
2546
2646
2746
2845
2946
3046
3146

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114059
214059
314059
413960
513960
613960
713861
813861
913762
1013762
1113663
1213663
1313564
1413564
1513564
1613564
1713564
1803565
1903565
2003565
2103565
2203466
2303466
2403466
2503466
2603466
2703466
2803466
2903565
3003565
3103466

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
169calm
179calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:146:06
211.96:136:06
311.96:136:06
411.96:136:06
511.96:126:06
611.96:126:06
711.96:126:06
811.96:116:06
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1011.96:106:06
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1311.96:096:06
1411.96:096:05
1512.06:086:05
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1712.06:076:05
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1912.06:066:05
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2112.06:056:05
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2712.06:026:04
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.82 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — March's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Akatsi

In seasonPeak

In March, 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 March a good time to visit Akatsi?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akatsi.

What to pack for Akatsi in March

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

In March, Akatsi sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Akatsi in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in March — 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 March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March 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
March 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).