Effiduase weather in April

In April, Effiduase sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 103 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Effiduase's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Effiduase's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:01 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Effiduase is town and district capital in Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Effiduase reaches about 32°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 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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How April really feels in Effiduase

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Effiduase weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°203.911.64.3
Feb34° / 24°42811.83.2
Mar33° / 24°9917.2122.8
Apr32° / 24°1031812.13.0
May31° / 23°1172012.33.3
Jun29° / 23°13122.212.43.6
Jul28° / 22°10619.312.44.4
Aug28° / 22°9217.912.24.6
Sep29° / 22°14123.9123.6
Oct30° / 23°1212211.83.6
Nov31° / 22°6012.611.74.3
Dec31° / 22°224.911.65.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Effiduase gets around 103 mm of rain over 18 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
556
656
756
856
956
1057
1157
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1660
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1962
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1928
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28928
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Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:12
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Effiduase

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Effiduase?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Effiduase.

What to pack for Effiduase in April

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

In April, Effiduase sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Effiduase in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Effiduase peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Effiduase in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Effiduase is worst in January — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17118 µg/m³Aug 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan122Unhealthy
Feb97Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr43Poor
May28Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Effiduase?

Effiduase sits at 6.8°N, 1.4°W, 328 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Ahwiaa, 24 km away.

Bekwai

Topography around Effiduase

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Effiduase has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m.

The land around Effiduase is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
712 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Ahwiaa 24 km · Mampong 24 km · Tafo 27 km · New Tafo 28 km · Kumasi 31 km · Konongo 32 km · Agogo 35 km · Bekwai 48 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 Effiduase (6.8468°, -1.3961°, elevation 328 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).