Ho weather in March

In March, Ho sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 78 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ho's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:09 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Ho is Volta regional capital, Ghana.

Density
8,169/km²
people per km²

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 Ho reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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

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
31 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.

Ho weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°276.611.74.0
Feb34° / 25°4410.711.83.0
Mar34° / 25°7818.3122.6
Apr33° / 25°9919.212.12.7
May32° / 24°16325.412.32.6
Jun30° / 23°19426.512.43.0
Jul29° / 23°15923.612.33.7
Aug29° / 23°13622.412.23.9
Sep29° / 23°21426.3123.1
Oct31° / 23°18026.911.92.8
Nov32° / 23°8519.711.73.2
Dec32° / 23°338.411.64.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34753
44753
54753
64654
74555
84555
94456
104258
114060
123961
133862
143664
153466
163466
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183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
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273268
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303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ho gets around 78 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
254
355
456
557
658
759
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1061
1161
1261
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1562
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1762
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1961
2060
2160
2260
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2658
2758
2858
2958
3058
3158

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1136135
2136135
3136036
4136036
5126037
6126037
7125938
8125839
9125740
10115741
11115642
12115642
13115543
14115444
15115444
16105445
17105445
18105346
19005446
20005347
21005347
22005248
23005248
24005149
25005149
26005149
27005149
28005050
29005050
30004951
31004951

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 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:07
211.96:156:07
311.96:156:07
411.96:146:07
511.96:146:07
611.96:146:07
711.96:136:07
811.96:136:07
911.96:126:07
1011.96:126:07
1111.96:116:07
1211.96:116:07
1311.96:116:07
1411.96:106:07
1511.96:106:07
1612.06:096:06
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1812.06:086:06
1912.06:086:06
2012.06:076:06
2112.06:076:06
2212.06:066:06
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2412.06:056:05
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2612.06:046:05
2712.06:046:05
2812.06:036:05
2912.06:036:05
3012.06:026:05
3112.06:026:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
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55.8Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ho

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Ho?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ho.

What to pack for Ho in March

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

In March, Ho sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ho 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 Ho peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 9UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ho 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 Ho is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 15134 µg/m³Aug 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr44Poor
May31Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ho?

Ho sits at 6.6°N, 0.5°E, 171 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Kpalimé, 38 km away.

KpanduHohoeAkatsiDzodzeTséviéNotséKeta

Topography around Ho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ho has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m.

The land around Ho is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
556 m
80 km
984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kpalimé 38 km · Kpandu 48 km · Hohoe 61 km · Akatsi 63 km · Dzodze 71 km · Tsévié 84 km · Notsé 86 km · Keta 95 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 Ho (6.6008°, 0.4713°, elevation 171 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).