Nkawkaw in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Nkawkaw sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 353 mm of rain over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 353 mm; 61 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Nkawkaw in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Nkawkaw reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Nkawkaw

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Nkawkaw 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	32° / 22°	24	5.2	11.7	4.5
Feb	33° / 23°	46	8.8	11.8	3.5
Mar	33° / 23°	102	18	12	3.0
Apr	32° / 23°	110	19.6	12.1	3.1
May	31° / 23°	140	23.6	12.3	3.1
Jun	29° / 22°	166	24.6	12.4	3.4
Jul	28° / 22°	128	21.8	12.3	4.3
Aug	28° / 22°	108	20.7	12.2	4.5
Sep	28° / 22°	184	26.3	12	3.4
Oct	30° / 22°	160	25.8	11.9	3.3
Nov	31° / 22°	63	14.2	11.7	4.1
Dec	31° / 22°	26	5.9	11.6	4.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Nkawkaw gets around 353 mm of rain over 61 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 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 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 5.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Nkawkaw

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In spring, Nkawkaw overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Nkawkaw?

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.

3.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nkawkaw.

What to pack for Nkawkaw in Spring

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

In spring, Nkawkaw sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nkawkaw 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 Nkawkaw peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 9 (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	12	13	11	11	11	11	13	12	10	9
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	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Nkawkaw 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 Nkawkaw is worst in January — around 178 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 8.1× the cleanest month (August, 22 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)	178	98	47	42	28	24	22	22	24	31	42	138
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	178	Very unhealthy
Feb	98	Unhealthy
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	138	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Nkawkaw?

Nkawkaw sits at 6.5°N, 0.8°W, 254 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Anyinam, 30 km away.

Topography around Nkawkaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nkawkaw has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Nkawkaw is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

528 m

trees 59%

16 km

616 m

trees 89%

80 km

786 m

trees 62%

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Spring weather nearby: Anyinam 30 km · Agogo 45 km · Begoro 46 km · Konongo 51 km · Kade 51 km · Akwatia 56 km · Suhum 66 km · Akim Oda 73 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 Nkawkaw (6.5458°, -0.7626°, elevation 254 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.