Suhum in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Suhum sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 447 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 31°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 447 mm; 70 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Suhum in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Suhum reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Suhum

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.

Suhum 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	31° / 22°	45	8.9	11.7	4.6
Feb	32° / 23°	66	12.3	11.8	3.6
Mar	32° / 23°	120	20.7	12	3.0
Apr	31° / 23°	131	22.6	12.1	3.0
May	30° / 23°	196	26.8	12.3	2.9
Jun	29° / 22°	229	26.8	12.3	3.3
Jul	28° / 22°	158	24.7	12.3	4.0
Aug	28° / 22°	123	23.7	12.2	4.1
Sep	28° / 22°	199	27.4	12	3.3
Oct	30° / 22°	198	27.4	11.9	3.1
Nov	30° / 22°	107	20.6	11.7	3.6
Dec	31° / 22°	51	10.9	11.7	4.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Suhum gets around 447 mm of rain over 70 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 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Suhum

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

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

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Suhum?

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.

3.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suhum.

What to pack for Suhum in Spring

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

In spring, Suhum sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Suhum 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 Suhum peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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)	10	11	13	13	11	12	11	11	13	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Suhum 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 Suhum is worst in January — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× 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)	94	77	47	45	32	28	24	22	24	34	46	82
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	94	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	32	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	82	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Suhum?

Suhum sits at 6.0°N, 0.5°W, 182 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Koforidua, 22 km away.

Topography around Suhum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suhum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Suhum is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

109 m

trees 69%

16 km

716 m

trees 88%

80 km

838 m

trees 61%

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Spring weather nearby: Koforidua 22 km · Nsawam 28 km · Asamankese 31 km · Aburi 37 km · Begoro 39 km · Anyinam 39 km · Akwatia 40 km · Atsiaman 40 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 Suhum (6.0409°, -0.45°, elevation 182 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.