Wa in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wa sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 194 mm of rain over about 32 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 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 194 mm; 32 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 2.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Wa in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Wa reaches about 35°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Wa

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

28 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.

Wa 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° / 20°	1	0.3	11.5	4.2
Feb	36° / 23°	6	1.1	11.7	2.6
Mar	37° / 25°	26	5.2	11.9	1.7
Apr	36° / 26°	68	11.5	12.2	2.0
May	33° / 25°	100	15.3	12.5	2.9
Jun	31° / 23°	101	16.4	12.6	3.7
Jul	29° / 23°	160	21.9	12.5	3.8
Aug	29° / 22°	224	25.7	12.3	3.5
Sep	29° / 22°	190	23.5	12.1	3.5
Oct	32° / 23°	88	14.3	11.8	3.9
Nov	34° / 21°	10	1.9	11.5	3.8
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0.2	11.4	4.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Wa gets around 194 mm of rain over 32 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 10 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 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Wa

In seasonPeak

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

Wa's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Wa sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Wa?

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.

2.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wa.

What to pack for Wa in Spring

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

In spring, Wa sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wa 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 Wa peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (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)	9	11	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Wa 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 Wa is worst in December — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 13.3× the cleanest month (August, 13 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)	67	68	43	37	20	17	14	13	15	25	86	166
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	67	Unhealthy
Feb	68	Unhealthy
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	20	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	86	Unhealthy
Dec	166	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Wa?

Wa sits at 10.1°N, 2.5°W, 326 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Batié, 50 km away.

Topography around Wa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 316 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Wa is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, grassland (48%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

65 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

183 m

grassland 48%

80 km

410 m

grassland 55%

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Spring weather nearby: Batié 50 km · Jirapa 57 km · Gaoua 80 km · Doropo 97 km · Bouna 103 km · Léo 123 km · Diébougou 129 km · Damongo 132 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 Wa (10.0607°, -2.5019°, elevation 326 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.