Jirapa in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Jirapa sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 140 mm of rain over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 34°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Jirapa's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jirapa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 36°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 140 mm; 26 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 1.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Jirapa in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 34°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Jirapa reaches about 36°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Jirapa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

50 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Jirapa 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	1	0.2	11.5	3.9
Feb	36° / 23°	3	0.6	11.7	2.4
Mar	38° / 26°	16	3.4	11.9	1.3
Apr	37° / 26°	49	9.4	12.2	1.6
May	35° / 25°	75	13.4	12.5	2.5
Jun	32° / 24°	82	14.7	12.6	3.4
Jul	30° / 23°	143	20.6	12.6	3.7
Aug	29° / 23°	220	24.4	12.3	3.5
Sep	30° / 23°	155	21	12.1	3.6
Oct	33° / 23°	65	11.1	11.8	3.7
Nov	35° / 22°	5	1.3	11.5	3.2
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0.1	11.4	3.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Jirapa gets around 140 mm of rain over 26 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Jirapa

In seasonPeak

In spring, Jirapa overlaps 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

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Jirapa?

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.

1.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jirapa.

What to pack for Jirapa in Spring

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

In spring, Jirapa sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

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UV index in Jirapa in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	14	12	12	11	11	12	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Jirapa 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	52	62	47	39	21	17	13	12	16	26	51	66
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	52	Poor
Feb	62	Unhealthy
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	21	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	51	Poor
Dec	66	Unhealthy

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.

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

cropland 56%

16 km

117 m

grassland 47%

80 km

373 m

grassland 50%

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Spring 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

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.