Akim Oda weather in March

In March, Akim Oda sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 91 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 9% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Akim Oda's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akim Oda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:15 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Akim Oda is town in Eastern region of 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 Akim Oda reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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 Akim Oda

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Akim Oda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°246.411.74.1
Feb34° / 24°429.311.83.2
Mar33° / 24°9118.5122.7
Apr32° / 24°1042012.12.8
May31° / 24°14424.712.32.8
Jun29° / 23°16925.312.33.2
Jul29° / 23°11121.512.34.0
Aug28° / 23°8618.912.24.3
Sep29° / 23°12824.8123.4
Oct30° / 23°14325.711.93.1
Nov31° / 23°7016.511.73.7
Dec31° / 23°287.211.74.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43565
53565
63466
73466
83466
93367
103367
113169
123169
132971
142971
152872
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202674
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Akim Oda gets around 91 mm of rain over 18.5 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 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
253
354
455
555
656
757
857
958
1058
1159
1260
1361
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1563
1663
1764
1864
1964
2064
2164
2264
2364
2463
2563
2663
2763
2862
2962
3061
3161

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
138017
238017
328018
428018
528018
628018
727919
827919
927919
1018019
1118019
1217920
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2517326
2617227
2717227
2817128
2917029
3007129
3107030

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:216:14
211.96:216:13
311.96:206:13
411.96:206:13
511.96:196:13
611.96:196:13
711.96:196:13
811.96:186:13
911.96:186:13
1011.96:176:13
1111.96:176:13
1211.96:176:13
1311.96:166:13
1411.96:166:13
1512.06:156:13
1612.06:156:12
1712.06:146:12
1812.06:146:12
1912.06:136:12
2012.06:136:12
2112.06:126:12
2212.06:126:12
2312.06:126:11
2412.06:116:11
2512.06:116:11
2612.06:106:11
2712.06:106:11
2812.06:096:11
2912.06:096:11
3012.06:086:10
3112.06:086:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.26 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Akim Oda

In seasonPeak

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

Akim Oda 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 Akim Oda?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akim Oda.

What to pack for Akim Oda in March

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

In March, Akim Oda sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Akim Oda 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 Akim Oda peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Akim Oda 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 Akim Oda is worst in January — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1592 µg/m³Aug 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr45Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Akim Oda?

Akim Oda sits at 5.9°N, 1.0°W, 132 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Akwatia, 23 km away.

FosoSwedruSuhumAnyinamTwifu Praso

Topography around Akim Oda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akim Oda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Akim Oda is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Akwatia 23 km · Kade 25 km · Asamankese 36 km · Foso 42 km · Swedru 54 km · Suhum 61 km · Anyinam 70 km · Twifu Praso 71 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 Akim Oda (5.9267°, -0.9858°, elevation 132 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. 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).