Esim in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Esim sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 475 mm of rain over about 74 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Esim's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Esim has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Esim's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
475 mm
74 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
3.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Esim in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Esim reaches about 29°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How spring really feels in Esim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 85 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
85
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Esim 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°5114.311.75.7
Feb28° / 26°6316.411.84.8
Mar29° / 26°10622.2124.0
Apr29° / 26°12923.712.13.7
May28° / 26°24028.412.23.4
Jun27° / 25°27526.112.33.9
Jul26° / 24°11420.512.35.0
Aug25° / 24°6816.512.25.6
Sep26° / 24°11820.2125.0
Oct27° / 25°11624.611.94.4
Nov28° / 26°9323.111.84.3
Dec28° / 26°6317.711.75.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Esim gets around 475 mm of rain over 74 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%MarAprMay

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Esim

In seasonPeak

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

Esim's rainy season runs April–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Esim?

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.

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Esim.

What to pack for Esim in Spring

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

In spring, Esim sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 74 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Esim in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Esim in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Esim peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Jul 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Esim 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 Esim is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.5× the cleanest month (September, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 1852 µg/m³Sep 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar23Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep6Good
Oct6Good
Nov11Good
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Esim?

Esim sits at 4.9°N, 2.2°W, 8 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Takoradi, 53 km away.

TakoradiSekondi-TakoradiTarkwaSekondiPresteaShama JunctionEluboElmina

Topography around Esim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Esim is covered by water (48%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
Spring weather nearby: Takoradi 53 km · Sekondi-Takoradi 54 km · Tarkwa 56 km · Sekondi 59 km · Prestea 64 km · Shama Junction 66 km · Elubo 74 km · Elmina 102 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 Esim (4.8664°, -2.2418°, elevation 8 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.