Wankyi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wankyi sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 431 mm of rain over about 58 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 431 mm; 58 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 2.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Wankyi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Wankyi reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Wankyi

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.

Wankyi 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	33° / 21°	20	3.1	11.6	4.3
Feb	34° / 23°	47	6.7	11.7	3.2
Mar	34° / 24°	124	17	11.9	2.7
Apr	32° / 24°	152	20.2	12.2	2.8
May	31° / 23°	156	20.9	12.3	3.1
Jun	30° / 23°	141	21.2	12.4	3.6
Jul	28° / 22°	134	21	12.4	4.2
Aug	28° / 22°	150	21.3	12.3	4.2
Sep	29° / 22°	230	26.7	12	3.2
Oct	31° / 22°	191	24.1	11.8	3.2
Nov	32° / 22°	74	11.3	11.6	4.0
Dec	32° / 21°	23	4.2	11.6	4.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Wankyi gets around 431 mm of rain over 58 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 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 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 5.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Wankyi

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In spring, Wankyi overlaps 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.

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Is spring a good time to visit Wankyi?

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.

2.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wankyi.

What to pack for Wankyi in Spring

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

In spring, Wankyi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 58 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wankyi 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	13	13	11	11	10	12	13	12	9	9
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	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Wankyi 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	97	103	45	39	23	19	18	17	18	25	34	82
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	97	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	82	Unhealthy

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.

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

trees 35%

16 km

402 m

trees 48%

80 km

707 m

trees 41%

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Spring 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

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.