Akwatia in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Akwatia sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 369 mm of rain over about 65 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Akwatia's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Akwatia's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
369 mm
65 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
2.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Akwatia in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Akwatia reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How spring really feels in Akwatia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Akwatia weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°307.211.74.4
Feb33° / 24°4810.411.83.4
Mar33° / 24°9719.2122.9
Apr32° / 24°11020.212.12.9
May31° / 24°16125.212.32.9
Jun29° / 23°1912612.33.2
Jul28° / 23°12822.812.34.0
Aug28° / 22°9921.512.24.2
Sep29° / 23°15325.9123.3
Oct30° / 23°16526.411.93.2
Nov31° / 23°8517.911.73.7
Dec31° / 23°378.611.74.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Akwatia gets around 369 mm of rain over 65 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Akwatia

In seasonPeak

In spring, Akwatia overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Akwatia?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akwatia.

What to pack for Akwatia in Spring

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

In spring, Akwatia sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 65 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Akwatia in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akwatia 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 Akwatia in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Akwatia 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 Akwatia?

Akwatia sits at 6.0°N, 0.8°W, 138 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Kade, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Akwatia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akwatia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Akwatia is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
616 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Kade 7.0 km · Akim Oda 23 km · Asamankese 26 km · Suhum 40 km · Anyinam 48 km · Nkawkaw 56 km · Nsawam 57 km · Swedru 57 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 Akwatia (6.0402°, -0.8088°, elevation 138 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.