Jirapa weather in April

In April, Jirapa sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 49 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Jirapa's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jirapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Jirapa is human settlement in Jirapa/Lambussie District, Upper West Region, Ghana.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical April day in Jirapa reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Jirapa

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Jirapa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°10.211.53.9
Feb36° / 23°30.611.72.4
Mar38° / 26°163.411.91.3
Apr37° / 26°499.412.21.6
May35° / 25°7513.412.52.5
Jun32° / 24°8214.712.63.4
Jul30° / 23°14320.612.63.7
Aug29° / 23°22024.412.33.5
Sep30° / 23°1552112.13.6
Oct33° / 23°6511.111.83.7
Nov35° / 22°51.311.53.2
Dec34° / 20°00.111.43.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94654
104555
114555
124456
134456
144456
154456
164258
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184159
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204060
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233862
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303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Jirapa gets around 49 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
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423
524
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928
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3037

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11492144110
21392046130
31181947140
41081848160
5971749170
6971649200
7861549220
8751449240
9751348270
10641247300
11641146330
12541145360
13531043390
1443941420
1543840450
1642838480
1732737510
1832635540
1922634560
2022533580
2121432610
2211431630
2311430640
2411329660
2511328670
2600326701
2700325711
2800324721
2900322741
3000321751

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:136:18
212.16:126:18
312.16:126:18
412.16:116:18
512.16:106:18
612.16:106:18
712.16:096:18
812.26:096:18
912.26:086:18
1012.26:076:18
1112.26:076:18
1212.26:066:18
1312.26:066:18
1412.26:056:18
1512.26:056:18
1612.26:046:18
1712.26:036:18
1812.36:036:18
1912.36:026:18
2012.36:026:18
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2512.36:006:18
2612.35:596:19
2712.35:596:19
2812.35:586:19
2912.45:586:19
3012.45:576:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
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96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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126.4Intense
136.4Intense
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286.4Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Jirapa

In seasonPeak

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

Jirapa's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jirapa sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Jirapa?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jirapa.

What to pack for Jirapa in April

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

In April, Jirapa sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Jirapa in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Jirapa peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 18UV 14Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Jirapa 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 Jirapa is worst in December — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 1764 µg/m³Aug 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr39Poor
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov51Poor
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jirapa?

Jirapa sits at 10.5°N, 2.7°W, 316 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Wa, 57 km away.

WaGaouaDiébougouBatiéDanoLéoDoropoFara Department

Topography around Jirapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jirapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Jirapa is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Wa 57 km · Gaoua 57 km · Diébougou 76 km · Batié 76 km · Dano 78 km · Léo 90 km · Doropo 107 km · Fara Department 111 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 Jirapa (10.5369°, -2.7016°, elevation 316 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).