Kintampo weather in April

In April, Kintampo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 139 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 10% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kintampo's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kintampo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Kintampo is human settlement 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 34°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kintampo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33424
43424
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How April really feels in Kintampo

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.

Kintampo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°122.111.63.9
Feb35° / 23°344.811.72.7
Mar35° / 24°9214.211.92.3
Apr34° / 24°13919.712.22.4
May32° / 24°15121.812.42.7
Jun31° / 23°14321.312.53.3
Jul29° / 23°14722.312.43.7
Aug29° / 22°17522.412.33.7
Sep30° / 22°23526.8123.0
Oct32° / 23°15422.111.83.0
Nov33° / 22°386.911.63.6
Dec33° / 21°112.411.54.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123268
133268
143169
153070
162971
172971
182872
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202773
212575
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kintampo gets around 139 mm of rain over 19.7 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 65% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
156
257
358
458
559
660
760
861
961
1062
1162
1263
1364
1464
1565
1666
1766
1867
1968
2069
2169
2270
2370
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17912
26922
35932
44942
54942
63952
73943
83943
93943
103943
112944
122944
132944
142935
152935
162935
172935
182935
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201945
211945
221945
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241936
250946
260946
270946
280946
290946
300946

Wind in April

Winds average 8 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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:106:14
212.16:096:13
312.16:086:13
412.16:086:13
512.16:076:13
612.16:076:13
712.16:066:13
812.16:066:13
912.16:056:13
1012.16:056:13
1112.16:046:13
1212.16:046:13
1312.26:036:13
1412.26:036:13
1512.26:026:13
1612.26:026:12
1712.26:016:12
1812.26:016:12
1912.26:006:12
2012.26:006:12
2112.26:006:12
2212.25:596:12
2312.25:596:12
2412.25:586:12
2512.25:586:12
2612.25:586:12
2712.35:576:12
2812.35:576:12
2912.35:566:12
3012.35:566:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
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215.9Bright
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305.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kintampo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kintampo 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 April a good time to visit Kintampo?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kintampo.

What to pack for Kintampo in April

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

In April, Kintampo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kintampo 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 Kintampo peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 12UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kintampo 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 Kintampo is worst in December — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 9.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 22152 µg/m³Aug 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan136Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr37Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kintampo?

Kintampo sits at 8.1°N, 1.7°W, 343 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Nkoranza, 54 km away.

NkoranzaWankyiTechimanEjuraAtebubuSunyaniDuayaw-NkwantaNsoatre

Topography around Kintampo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kintampo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Kintampo is covered by artificial surfaces (28%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Nkoranza 54 km · Wankyi 54 km · Techiman 57 km · Ejura 85 km · Atebubu 89 km · Sunyani 103 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 106 km · Nsoatre 109 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 Kintampo (8.0563°, -1.7306°, elevation 343 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).