Bimbila in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bimbila sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 242 mm of rain over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 242 mm; 39 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bimbila in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bimbila reaches about 34°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Bimbila

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

60 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bimbila 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	6	1.1	11.5	4.0
Feb	35° / 24°	18	2.9	11.7	2.8
Mar	35° / 25°	52	9.4	11.9	2.3
Apr	34° / 25°	84	13.1	12.2	2.6
May	33° / 25°	107	16.8	12.4	3.0
Jun	31° / 24°	130	20.5	12.5	3.4
Jul	29° / 23°	219	26.1	12.5	3.3
Aug	29° / 23°	285	28	12.3	3.2
Sep	30° / 23°	273	27.9	12.1	2.9
Oct	31° / 23°	175	24.2	11.8	2.9
Nov	33° / 23°	33	6.5	11.6	3.8
Dec	34° / 21°	6	1.2	11.5	4.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bimbila gets around 242 mm of rain over 39 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bimbila

In seasonPeak

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

Bimbila's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bimbila?

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.

2.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bimbila.

What to pack for Bimbila in Spring

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

In spring, Bimbila sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 39 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bimbila 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 Bimbila peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	9	12	13	12	11	11	11	13	12	9	6
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Bimbila 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 Bimbila is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.0× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	139	98	45	37	20	17	16	15	17	27	48	108
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	139	Unhealthy
Feb	98	Unhealthy
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	20	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	48	Poor
Dec	108	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bimbila?

Bimbila sits at 8.9°N, 0.1°E, 212 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Yendi, 66 km away.

Topography around Bimbila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bimbila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m.

The land around Bimbila is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

89 m

cropland 52%

16 km

162 m

cropland 51%

80 km

767 m

grassland 35%

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Spring weather nearby: Yendi 66 km · Salaga 72 km · Dambai 89 km · Bassar 91 km · Yegyi 105 km · Sotouboua 107 km · Tamale 116 km · Sokodé 119 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

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 Bimbila (8.8549°, 0.0592°, elevation 212 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.