Nungua weather in March

In March, Nungua sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 23 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nungua's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nungua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:11 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Nungua is town in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Nungua reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Nungua

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nungua weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°10311.77.7
Feb28° / 27°133.711.87.2
Mar28° / 27°237.3126.2
Apr28° / 27°5111.912.15.5
May28° / 26°13421.712.34.5
Jun26° / 25°18421.712.34.7
Jul25° / 24°609.712.36.7
Aug24° / 23°224.912.27.6
Sep25° / 24°378.3127.1
Oct27° / 25°5813.511.96.3
Nov28° / 26°3912.111.76.3
Dec28° / 26°205.711.77.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45842
55842
65743
75743
85644
95644
105545
115446
125347
135149
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nungua gets around 23 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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221
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1024
1124
1225
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1525
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2124
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2324
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3127

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1496
2496
3496
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5496
6496
7496
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11496
12397
13397
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22397
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31397

Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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 March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:10
211.96:176:10
311.96:166:10
411.96:166:10
511.96:166:10
611.96:156:10
711.96:156:10
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1812.06:106:09
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2012.06:096:08
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2812.06:056:07
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.97 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nungua

In seasonPeak

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

Nungua's monsoon runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Nungua?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Nungua for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nungua in March

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

In March, Nungua sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Nungua in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug23Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Nungua in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Nungua peaks around April 10 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nungua in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nungua is worst in January — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 1764 µg/m³Oct 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb52Poor
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nungua?

Nungua sits at 5.6°N, 0.1°W, 28 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Sakumona, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Nungua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nungua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Nungua is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (47%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
763 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Sakumona 4.0 km · Teshi Old Town 4.0 km · Tema 10 km · Lashibi 10 km · Ashaiman 12 km · Medina Estates 12 km · Tema New Town 13 km · Osu 13 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 Nungua (5.601°, -0.0771°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).