Sunyani weather in April

In April, Sunyani sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 100 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sunyani's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sunyani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Sunyani is Capital of Bono Region in Ghana.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sunyani reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Sunyani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sunyani weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°15311.64.0
Feb35° / 24°35611.82.9
Mar34° / 24°8614.7122.6
Apr33° / 24°10016.512.22.8
May32° / 24°9818.312.33.2
Jun30° / 23°10219.212.43.7
Jul29° / 22°8316.412.44.5
Aug28° / 22°911712.24.5
Sep29° / 23°13222123.7
Oct30° / 22°11621.211.83.6
Nov31° / 22°5710.911.74.3
Dec32° / 22°183.411.64.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sunyani gets around 100 mm of rain over 16.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
452
552
652
752
853
953
1053
1154
1254
1354
1454
1555
1655
1755
1856
1956
2056
2156
2257
2357
2458
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2658
2759
2859
2959
3059

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11945
21945
31945
41945
50955
60955
70946
80946
90946
100946
110946
120937
130937
140937
150937
160937
170937
180937
190937
200937
210937
220937
230937
240937
250946
260946
270946
280946
290946
300955

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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209calm
219calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:126:16
212.16:126:16
312.16:116:16
412.16:116:15
512.16:106:15
612.16:106:15
712.16:096:15
812.16:096:15
912.16:086:15
1012.16:086:15
1112.16:076:15
1212.16:076:15
1312.16:066:15
1412.16:066:15
1512.26:056:14
1612.26:056:14
1712.26:046:14
1812.26:046:14
1912.26:036:14
2012.26:036:14
2112.26:036:14
2212.26:026:14
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2712.26:006:14
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sunyani

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Sunyani?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sunyani.

What to pack for Sunyani in April

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

In April, Sunyani sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sunyani in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Sunyani peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sunyani in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sunyani is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 9101 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sunyani?

Sunyani sits at 7.3°N, 2.3°W, 298 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Nsoatre, 17 km away.

TepaBechemWankyiTechiman

Topography around Sunyani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sunyani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 294 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Sunyani is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Nsoatre 17 km · Atronie 22 km · Berekum 31 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 31 km · Tepa 41 km · Bechem 43 km · Wankyi 51 km · Techiman 51 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 Sunyani (7.3399°, -2.3268°, elevation 298 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. 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).