Wankyi weather in March

In March, Wankyi sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 124 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Wankyi's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wankyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Wankyi is town in Bono Region, Ghana.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Wankyi reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Wankyi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Wankyi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°203.111.64.3
Feb34° / 23°476.711.73.2
Mar34° / 24°1241711.92.7
Apr32° / 24°15220.212.22.8
May31° / 23°15620.912.33.1
Jun30° / 23°14121.212.43.6
Jul28° / 22°1342112.44.2
Aug28° / 22°15021.312.34.2
Sep29° / 22°23026.7123.2
Oct31° / 22°19124.111.83.2
Nov32° / 22°7411.311.64.0
Dec32° / 21°234.211.64.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25149
35149
44951
54951
64753
74654
84456
94456
104357
114060
124060
133862
143763
153565
163565
173367
183268
193268
203169
213070
222971
232971
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302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Wankyi gets around 124 mm of rain over 17 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
242
344
445
547
648
749
849
950
1051
1152
1252
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1455
1556
1657
1758
1858
1959
2059
2160
2260
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2460
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2660
2761
2861
2961
3061
3161

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
185826530
275725560
375724570
465723590
565622610
665621620
764620640
854519670
954519670
1053518690
1143418710
1243418710
1332417740
1432317750
1532316760
1622316770
1721315790
1821315790
1911214820
2011213830
2110212850
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:266:17
211.86:266:17
311.96:266:17
411.96:256:17
511.96:256:17
611.96:246:17
711.96:246:17
811.96:246:17
911.96:236:17
1011.96:236:17
1111.96:226:17
1211.96:226:17
1311.96:216:17
1411.96:216:17
1511.96:206:17
1611.96:206:16
1712.06:196:16
1812.06:196:16
1912.06:186:16
2012.06:186:16
2112.06:176:16
2212.06:176:16
2312.06:166:16
2412.06:156:16
2512.06:156:16
2612.06:146:16
2712.06:146:15
2812.06:136:15
2912.06:136:15
3012.06:126:15
3112.16:126:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.9Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Wankyi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Wankyi?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wankyi.

What to pack for Wankyi in March

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

In March, Wankyi sees daytime highs around 34°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 Wankyi in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 Wankyi peaks around April 12 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 12UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Wankyi in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Wankyi 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 Wankyi?

Wankyi sits at 7.7°N, 2.1°W, 307 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Techiman, 24 km away.

NkoranzaSunyaniKintampoNsoatreBerekumDuayaw-NkwantaBechem

Topography around Wankyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wankyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m.

The land around Wankyi is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Techiman 24 km · Nkoranza 47 km · Sunyani 51 km · Kintampo 54 km · Nsoatre 55 km · Berekum 62 km · Duayaw-Nkwanta 63 km · Bechem 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 Wankyi (7.7386°, -2.1036°, elevation 307 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).