Dambai weather in March

In March, Dambai sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dambai's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dambai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:11 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dambai is administrative city of Oti 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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Dambai reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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

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
27 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.

Dambai weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°81.311.64.3
Feb34° / 25°192.711.73.4
Mar34° / 26°457.111.93.2
Apr33° / 26°569.412.23.3
May32° / 25°8313.312.43.5
Jun30° / 24°11918.812.53.7
Jul29° / 24°18623.412.43.8
Aug28° / 23°22624.412.33.8
Sep29° / 24°23125.8123.3
Oct31° / 24°14522.711.83.3
Nov32° / 24°367.711.64.1
Dec33° / 23°71.511.54.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55248
65149
75050
84951
94852
104753
114555
124456
134357
144258
154258
164060
174159
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dambai gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
519
619
719
820
920
1020
1121
1222
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1423
1524
1624
1725
1825
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
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2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
132476321
232476222
332476123
432376124
521366226
621366226
721366226
821366127
921366028
1021256228
1121256129
1221256129
1311256130
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1611146132
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:186:08
211.86:176:08
311.86:176:08
411.96:166:08
511.96:166:08
611.96:156:08
711.96:156:08
811.96:156:08
911.96:146:08
1011.96:146:08
1111.96:136:08
1211.96:136:07
1311.96:126:07
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1511.96:116:07
1611.96:116:07
1712.06:106:07
1812.06:106:07
1912.06:096:07
2012.06:086:07
2112.06:086:07
2212.06:076:07
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2512.06:066:07
2612.06:056:06
2712.06:056:06
2812.06:046:06
2912.06:046:06
3012.16:036:06
3112.16:026:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
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45.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dambai

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Dambai?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dambai. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dambai in March

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

In March, Dambai sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dambai in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Dambai peaks around September 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dambai 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 Dambai is worst in January — around 167 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 10.7× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 14160 µg/m³Sep 916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan167Very unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr35Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dambai?

Dambai sits at 8.1°N, 0.2°E, 116 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Badou, 71 km away.

BadouBimbilaYegyiSalagaSotoubouaHohoeAniéKpandu

Topography around Dambai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dambai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 815 m.

The land around Dambai is covered by shrubs (30%) and water (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
74 m
80 km
815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Badou 71 km · Bimbila 89 km · Yegyi 93 km · Salaga 94 km · Sotouboua 104 km · Hohoe 107 km · Anié 118 km · Kpandu 120 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 Dambai (8.0662°, 0.1795°, elevation 116 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).