Damongo weather in March

In March, Damongo sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Damongo's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Damongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Damongo is capital of Savannah 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 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Damongo reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°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)
13724
23724
33724
43724
53724
63724
73725
83725
93725
103725
113725
123725
133725
143725
153725
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173725
183725
193725
203725
213725
223725
233725
243725
253725
263725
273725
283725
293725
303625
313625

How March really feels in Damongo

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
13 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.

Damongo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°40.711.54.0
Feb36° / 23°111.911.72.5
Mar37° / 25°336.611.91.8
Apr35° / 25°7112.912.22.1
May34° / 24°10016.312.42.6
Jun32° / 23°1101812.53.3
Jul30° / 23°15223.112.53.4
Aug29° / 23°21024.812.33.3
Sep30° / 23°20425.112.13.0
Oct32° / 23°10115.711.83.3
Nov34° / 22°142.711.63.4
Dec34° / 21°10.311.53.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36535
46436
56337
66238
76238
86040
95941
105842
115743
125545
135347
145248
155050
164852
174753
184654
194555
204555
214357
224258
234258
244258
254159
264159
273961
283961
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Damongo gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
314
415
516
617
718
819
919
1020
1120
1221
1322
1422
1523
1623
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2625
2726
2827
2927
3028
3129

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13361331160
23261332180
33061333190
42851234200
52651234220
62551235230
72451235240
82251136250
92151136270
102051136280
111951136290
121851037301
131651037311
141551037321
151451038331
161351038331
171151039341
181051040351
19951040361
20851041361
21741041371
22641041391
23541041400
2444941420
2543940430
2633840450
2732839480
2822738510
2922737520
3021635560
3111634580

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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
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 6:26 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:266:15
211.86:266:15
311.86:256:15
411.86:256:15
511.86:246:15
611.96:246:15
711.96:236:15
811.96:236:15
911.96:226:15
1011.96:226:15
1111.96:216:15
1211.96:216:15
1311.96:206:15
1411.96:206:15
1511.96:196:15
1611.96:196:15
1711.96:186:15
1812.06:186:15
1912.06:176:15
2012.06:176:15
2112.06:166:15
2212.06:156:15
2312.06:156:15
2412.06:146:15
2512.06:146:15
2612.06:136:15
2712.06:136:14
2812.06:126:14
2912.06:116:14
3012.16:116:14
3112.16:106:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.25 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Damongo

In seasonPeak

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

Damongo's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Damongo 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 Damongo?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Damongo.

What to pack for Damongo in March

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

In March, Damongo sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Damongo 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 Damongo peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Damongo 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 Damongo is worst in December — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 11.3× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 18147 µg/m³Aug 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan87Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr36Poor
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Damongo?

Damongo sits at 9.1°N, 1.8°W, 219 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Tamale, 113 km away.

TamaleKintampoSaveluguBounaWaBatiéWankyiSalaga

Topography around Damongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Damongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 204 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Damongo is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Tamale 113 km · Kintampo 115 km · Savelugu 124 km · Bouna 131 km · Wa 132 km · Batié 150 km · Wankyi 153 km · Salaga 155 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 Damongo (9.083°, -1.8188°, elevation 219 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).