Salaga in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Salaga sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 159 mm of rain over about 28 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 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 159 mm; 28 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 2.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Salaga in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Salaga reaches about 35°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Salaga

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

80 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.

Salaga 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° / 23°	4	0.8	11.6	3.7
Feb	36° / 25°	13	2.2	11.7	2.5
Mar	36° / 26°	34	6.8	11.9	2.0
Apr	35° / 26°	56	9.7	12.2	2.4
May	34° / 25°	70	11.6	12.4	2.9
Jun	31° / 25°	83	14.6	12.5	3.7
Jul	30° / 24°	152	20.4	12.4	3.8
Aug	29° / 24°	206	23.5	12.3	3.6
Sep	30° / 24°	206	25.1	12.1	3.2
Oct	31° / 24°	105	16	11.8	3.7
Nov	34° / 24°	17	3.3	11.6	3.8
Dec	34° / 23°	3	0.9	11.5	3.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Salaga gets around 159 mm of rain over 28 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 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Salaga

In seasonPeak

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

Salaga's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Salaga?

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.

2.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salaga.

What to pack for Salaga in Spring

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

In spring, Salaga sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Salaga 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 Salaga peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 7 (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)	7	9	12	13	12	11	11	11	13	12	9	7
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Salaga 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 Salaga 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)	122	78	39	36	20	17	17	16	16	23	43	157
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	122	Unhealthy
Feb	78	Unhealthy
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	36	Poor
May	20	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	157	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Salaga?

Salaga sits at 8.6°N, 0.5°W, 163 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Yegyi, 39 km away.

Topography around Salaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salaga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Salaga is covered by cropland (30%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

cropland 30%

16 km

102 m

grassland 47%

80 km

186 m

shrubs 39%

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Spring weather nearby: Yegyi 39 km · Bimbila 72 km · Dambai 94 km · Tamale 101 km · Atebubu 102 km · Yendi 114 km · Savelugu 124 km · Kintampo 144 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 Salaga (8.5508°, -0.5188°, elevation 163 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.