Kintampo weather in March
In March, Kintampo sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 92 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kintampo's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kintampo's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 35°
- 2nd warmest
- Overnight low
- 24°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 92 mm
- 14.2 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 54 min
- 6:18 AM – 6:15 PM
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- 5th clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 1st windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.96 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 2.3
- out of 10
Kintampo is human settlement in Ghana.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in March
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.
A typical March day in Kintampo reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.
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| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 24 |
| 2 | 35 | 24 |
| 3 | 35 | 24 |
| 4 | 35 | 24 |
| 5 | 35 | 24 |
| 6 | 35 | 24 |
| 7 | 35 | 24 |
| 8 | 35 | 24 |
| 9 | 35 | 24 |
| 10 | 35 | 24 |
| 11 | 35 | 24 |
| 12 | 35 | 24 |
| 13 | 35 | 24 |
| 14 | 35 | 24 |
| 15 | 35 | 24 |
| 16 | 35 | 24 |
| 17 | 35 | 24 |
| 18 | 35 | 24 |
| 19 | 35 | 24 |
| 20 | 35 | 24 |
| 21 | 35 | 24 |
| 22 | 35 | 24 |
| 23 | 35 | 24 |
| 24 | 35 | 24 |
| 25 | 35 | 24 |
| 26 | 34 | 24 |
| 27 | 34 | 24 |
| 28 | 34 | 24 |
| 29 | 34 | 24 |
| 30 | 34 | 24 |
| 31 | 34 | 24 |
How March really feels in Kintampo
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.
The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Kintampo weather by month
How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34° / 21° | 12 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 35° / 23° | 34 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 35° / 24° | 92 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 34° / 24° | 139 | 19.7 | 12.2 | 2.4 |
| May | 32° / 24° | 151 | 21.8 | 12.4 | 2.7 |
| Jun | 31° / 23° | 143 | 21.3 | 12.5 | 3.3 |
| Jul | 29° / 23° | 147 | 22.3 | 12.4 | 3.7 |
| Aug | 29° / 22° | 175 | 22.4 | 12.3 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 30° / 22° | 235 | 26.8 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 32° / 23° | 154 | 22.1 | 11.8 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 33° / 22° | 38 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 33° / 21° | 11 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 4.1 |
Cloud cover in March
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Cloudier (%) | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 45 |
| 2 | 54 | 46 |
| 3 | 53 | 47 |
| 4 | 53 | 47 |
| 5 | 52 | 48 |
| 6 | 50 | 50 |
| 7 | 50 | 50 |
| 8 | 49 | 51 |
| 9 | 47 | 53 |
| 10 | 47 | 53 |
| 11 | 46 | 54 |
| 12 | 44 | 56 |
| 13 | 43 | 57 |
| 14 | 42 | 58 |
| 15 | 41 | 59 |
| 16 | 39 | 61 |
| 17 | 38 | 62 |
| 18 | 38 | 62 |
| 19 | 36 | 64 |
| 20 | 36 | 64 |
| 21 | 35 | 65 |
| 22 | 35 | 65 |
| 23 | 35 | 65 |
| 24 | 34 | 66 |
| 25 | 32 | 68 |
| 26 | 32 | 68 |
| 27 | 32 | 68 |
| 28 | 32 | 68 |
| 29 | 32 | 68 |
| 30 | 32 | 68 |
| 31 | 32 | 68 |
Chance of precipitation in March
Kintampo gets around 92 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 33 |
| 4 | 35 |
| 5 | 36 |
| 6 | 38 |
| 7 | 39 |
| 8 | 40 |
| 9 | 41 |
| 10 | 42 |
| 11 | 43 |
| 12 | 45 |
| 13 | 46 |
| 14 | 47 |
| 15 | 48 |
| 16 | 49 |
| 17 | 50 |
| 18 | 50 |
| 19 | 50 |
| 20 | 51 |
| 21 | 51 |
| 22 | 51 |
| 23 | 51 |
| 24 | 51 |
| 25 | 52 |
| 26 | 52 |
| 27 | 53 |
| 28 | 54 |
| 29 | 54 |
| 30 | 55 |
| 31 | 56 |
Humidity in March
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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Muggy (%) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Oppressive (%) | 43 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 43 | 0 |
| 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 47 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 51 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 52 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 54 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 55 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 58 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 59 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 61 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 62 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 63 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 66 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 67 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 68 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 69 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 71 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 73 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 74 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 75 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 77 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 79 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 81 | 1 |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 82 | 1 |
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 84 | 1 |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 87 | 1 |
| 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 88 | 1 |
| 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 89 | 1 |
| 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 90 | 1 |
Wind in March
Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.
Across March, 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) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | calm |
| 2 | 8 | calm |
| 3 | 8 | calm |
| 4 | 8 | calm |
| 5 | 8 | calm |
| 6 | 8 | calm |
| 7 | 8 | calm |
| 8 | 8 | calm |
| 9 | 8 | calm |
| 10 | 8 | calm |
| 11 | 8 | calm |
| 12 | 8 | calm |
| 13 | 8 | calm |
| 14 | 8 | calm |
| 15 | 8 | calm |
| 16 | 8 | calm |
| 17 | 9 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 9 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
| 29 | 9 | calm |
| 30 | 9 | calm |
| 31 | 9 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in March
Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:14 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:23 | 6:23 | 6:22 | 6:22 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:16 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:13 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:11 | 6:11 | 6:10 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:14 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.8 | 6:25 | 6:15 |
| 2 | 11.8 | 6:25 | 6:15 |
| 3 | 11.8 | 6:24 | 6:15 |
| 4 | 11.9 | 6:24 | 6:15 |
| 5 | 11.9 | 6:24 | 6:15 |
| 6 | 11.9 | 6:23 | 6:15 |
| 7 | 11.9 | 6:23 | 6:15 |
| 8 | 11.9 | 6:22 | 6:15 |
| 9 | 11.9 | 6:22 | 6:15 |
| 10 | 11.9 | 6:21 | 6:15 |
| 11 | 11.9 | 6:21 | 6:15 |
| 12 | 11.9 | 6:20 | 6:15 |
| 13 | 11.9 | 6:20 | 6:15 |
| 14 | 11.9 | 6:19 | 6:15 |
| 15 | 11.9 | 6:19 | 6:15 |
| 16 | 11.9 | 6:18 | 6:15 |
| 17 | 12.0 | 6:18 | 6:15 |
| 18 | 12.0 | 6:17 | 6:15 |
| 19 | 12.0 | 6:17 | 6:15 |
| 20 | 12.0 | 6:16 | 6:15 |
| 21 | 12.0 | 6:16 | 6:15 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 6:15 | 6:14 |
| 23 | 12.0 | 6:15 | 6:14 |
| 24 | 12.0 | 6:14 | 6:14 |
| 25 | 12.0 | 6:13 | 6:14 |
| 26 | 12.0 | 6:13 | 6:14 |
| 27 | 12.0 | 6:12 | 6:14 |
| 28 | 12.0 | 6:12 | 6:14 |
| 29 | 12.0 | 6:11 | 6:14 |
| 30 | 12.1 | 6:11 | 6:14 |
| 31 | 12.1 | 6:10 | 6:14 |
Solar energy in March
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.96 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 — March's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 2 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 3 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 4 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 5 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 6 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 7 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 8 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 9 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 10 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 11 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 12 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 13 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 14 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 15 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 16 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 17 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 18 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 19 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 20 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 21 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 22 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 23 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 24 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 25 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 26 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 27 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 28 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 29 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 30 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 31 | 6.0 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Kintampo
In March, Kintampo sits inside its 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.
Is March a good time to visit Kintampo?
Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kintampo.
What to pack for Kintampo in March
From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In March, Kintampo sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.
UV index in Kintampo in March
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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Very high |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Air quality in Kintampo in March
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 136 | 82 | 41 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 46 | 157 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Very unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 136 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 82 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 41 | Poor |
| Apr | 37 | Poor |
| May | 22 | Moderate |
| Jun | 18 | Moderate |
| Jul | 17 | Moderate |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 17 | Moderate |
| Oct | 25 | Moderate |
| Nov | 46 | Poor |
| Dec | 157 | Very unhealthy |
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.
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.
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 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).