Assin Foso weather in March

In March, Assin Foso sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 108 mm of rain across 20.6 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 6% 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 Assin Foso's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Assin Foso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
75%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Assin Foso is town and Municipal Capital in Central Region, 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 Assin Foso 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 34°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 Assin Foso

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.

Assin Foso 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
Jan32° / 23°317.911.74.2
Feb33° / 24°531211.83.2
Mar33° / 24°10820.6122.7
Apr32° / 24°11221.712.12.8
May31° / 23°15926.312.32.8
Jun29° / 23°17326.512.33.2
Jul28° / 22°11922.612.33.9
Aug28° / 22°8820.312.24.2
Sep29° / 23°13425.1123.4
Oct30° / 23°15226.411.93.1
Nov31° / 23°8518.811.73.5
Dec31° / 23°389.811.74.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
52971
62971
72971
82971
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112674
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Assin Foso gets around 108 mm of rain over 20.6 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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260
362
463
564
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1870
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2168
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2666
2766
2866
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3065
3166

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116930
216831
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416732
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716534
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2016336
2116336
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2815742
2915643
3015544
3105545

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
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67calm
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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 6:23 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:236:16
211.96:236:16
311.96:236:16
411.96:226:16
511.96:226:16
611.96:226:16
711.96:216:16
811.96:216:16
911.96:206:16
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1211.96:196:16
1311.96:196:15
1412.06:186:15
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1612.06:176:15
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1912.06:166:15
2012.06:166:15
2112.06:156:14
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2312.06:146:14
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2512.06:136:14
2612.06:136:14
2712.06:126:13
2812.06:126:13
2912.06:116:13
3012.06:116:13
3112.06:106:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.06 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Assin Foso

In seasonPeak

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

Assin Foso 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 Assin Foso?

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
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Assin Foso.

What to pack for Assin Foso in March

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

In March, Assin Foso sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Assin Foso 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 Assin Foso peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 24UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Assin Foso 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 Assin Foso is worst in January — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1878 µg/m³Aug 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Assin Foso?

Assin Foso sits at 5.7°N, 1.6°W, 107 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Twifu Praso, 15 km away.

FosoObuasiTarkwaPresteaShama JunctionElmina

Topography around Assin Foso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Assin Foso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m.

The land around Assin Foso is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
783 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Twifu Praso 15 km · Dunkwa 32 km · Foso 40 km · Obuasi 56 km · Tarkwa 58 km · Prestea 62 km · Shama Junction 76 km · Elmina 76 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 Assin Foso (5.7°, -1.65°, elevation 107 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).