Tema New Town weather in April

In April, Tema New Town sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 46 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 21% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tema New Town's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tema New Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:56 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Tema New Town is human settlement in Tema Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, 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 Tema New Town reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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How April really feels in Tema New Town

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Tema New Town weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°164.411.74.6
Feb33° / 26°205.311.84.0
Mar33° / 26°348.3123.6
Apr33° / 26°4610.912.13.5
May31° / 25°9216.612.33.5
Jun29° / 24°13718.912.34.0
Jul28° / 24°6010.412.35.6
Aug28° / 23°358.512.26.0
Sep29° / 24°5712.3125.0
Oct30° / 24°6213.411.94.4
Nov32° / 25°349.911.74.2
Dec32° / 25°205.811.74.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tema New Town gets around 46 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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229
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:036:06
212.16:036:06
312.16:026:06
412.16:026:05
512.16:016:05
612.16:016:05
712.16:006:05
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912.15:596:05
1012.15:596:05
1112.15:596:04
1212.15:586:04
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2012.15:556:03
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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 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tema New Town

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tema New Town 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 April a good time to visit Tema New Town?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tema New Town. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tema New Town in April

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

In April, Tema New Town sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tema New Town in April

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in April — 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 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 Tema New Town 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 Tema New Town 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 Tema New Town 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 Tema New Town is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1695 µg/m³Aug 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr38Poor
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tema New Town?

Tema New Town sits at 5.7°N, 0.0°E, 20 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Tema, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Tema New Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tema New Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m.

The land around Tema New Town is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, water (50%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
676 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Tema 5.0 km · Lashibi 8.0 km · Ashaiman 8.0 km · Sakumona 9.0 km · Nungua 13 km · Teshi Old Town 17 km · Medina Estates 21 km · Adenta 21 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 Tema New Town (5.654°, 0.0264°, elevation 20 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).