Sekondi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sekondi sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 355 mm of rain over about 64 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Sekondi's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Sekondi has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Sekondi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
355 mm
64 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Sekondi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Sekondi reaches about 29°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

20°25°30°35°MarAprMay

How spring really feels in Sekondi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 89 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
89
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sekondi 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°4010.711.75.5
Feb30° / 25°4913.211.84.7
Mar30° / 25°7217.6124.0
Apr30° / 25°9319.812.13.8
May29° / 25°19026.612.23.4
Jun27° / 24°2332612.33.9
Jul26° / 23°10120.112.34.9
Aug26° / 23°6217.312.25.2
Sep27° / 23°10521.9124.6
Oct28° / 24°1222511.94.1
Nov29° / 24°8821.411.84.1
Dec29° / 25°5414.911.75.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sekondi gets around 355 mm of rain over 64 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%MarAprMay

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sekondi

In seasonPeak

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

Sekondi's rainy season runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Sekondi 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 spring a good time to visit Sekondi?

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.

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sekondi.

What to pack for Sekondi in Spring

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

In spring, Sekondi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 64 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sekondi in Spring

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

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°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
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Sekondi in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Sekondi peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sekondi 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 Sekondi is worst in January — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1768 µg/m³Sep 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar35Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sekondi?

Sekondi sits at 4.9°N, 1.7°W, 7 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Sekondi-Takoradi, 5.0 km away.

ElminaTarkwaCape CoastEsimPrestea

Topography around Sekondi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sekondi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Sekondi is covered by water (56%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
Spring weather nearby: Sekondi-Takoradi 5.0 km · Takoradi 6.0 km · Shama Junction 11 km · Elmina 44 km · Tarkwa 51 km · Cape Coast 55 km · Esim 59 km · Prestea 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
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 Sekondi (4.9342°, -1.7145°, elevation 7 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.