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Ghana in March

Mixed month. Hot and humid; Independence Day on 6 March. The north is very hot.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Ghana
Prices
Medium
Ghana

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Ghana

Hot and humid; Independence Day on 6 March. The north is very hot.

Is another month better than March?

March is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in March

  • Coast · Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, Busua, Adahot

    Two rainy seasons: the long one peaks in June, a shorter one in October. July–August is often a cooler, drier spell on the coast.

  • Forest belt and Volta hills · Kumasi, Kakum, Ho, Wli, Lake Voltahot

    Wetter and greener than the coast; forest trails turn to mud in the rains and waterfalls are strongest Jun–Oct.

  • Northern savanna · Tamale, Mole, Bolgatanga, Wahot

    One rainy season (May–Oct). Mole's game gathers at waterholes Jan–Apr; March–April tops 40 °C (104 °F) and Harmattan dust dims December–February.

  • Ashanti-Kwahu: Kumasi and the forest belt · Ashanti lowlandsrainy

    Two wet spells, roughly March–July and September–October; the heaviest rain falls in June.

  • Ashanti-Kwahu: Kwahu Plateau · Eastern scarp around Koforidua and Mpraesorainy

    Cooler and mistier than Kumasi; the paragliding festival is tied to the Easter period — check dates.

  • Ghanaian Coastal Plain: Accra and the east coast · Greater Accra coastbest weather

    Major rainy season April–June, minor around September–October; humidity stays high year-round.

  • Ghanaian Coastal Plain: Cape Coast and the west · Central and Western coastbest weather

    The wettest stretch of the Ghanaian coast; showers are possible in almost any month.

  • Ghanaian Northern Plains: Northern plains (Tamale, Bolgatanga, Wa) · Inland savannah, baobab countryhot

    One rainy season and a long dry season; exact dates, peak temperatures and harmattan haze are check. The dry months are also the usual game-viewing window at Mole.

  • Volta Basin: Volta Basin (Ho, Hohoe, lake shore) · Eastern Ghana, lake and hillshot

    The south of the basin follows the coastal pattern: main rains roughly April–July with a shorter wet spell around September–October. The far north of the basin is single-season: rains June–October, dry and dusty harmattan December–February. Falls run strongest June–October; hiking is best November–February.

  • Accra32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 6 rain days
  • Abease34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days
  • Aburi33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ada Foah33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Ada33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Adanwomase33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days
  • Adenta East33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Aflao33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 5 rain days
  • Agona33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ahwiaa34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Akwidaa31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 6 rain days
  • Apam34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Axim32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bamboi35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Bawku38 °C (100 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Bibiani33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days
  • Bimbilla35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Bole35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Bolgatanga33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days
  • Bongo39 °C (102 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 2 rain days
  • Busua33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Cape Coast32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 7 rain days
  • Damongo37 °C (99 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 4 rain days
  • Elmina33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days
  • Gushegu34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days
  • Hamile35 °C (95 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 3 rain days
  • Ho34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Jirapa33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Karaga38 °C (100 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Keta32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Koforidua34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Kokrobite32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days
  • Kpetoe33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days
  • Kumasi34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kumbungu33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Lawra32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Mampong33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nadowli34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Nakpanduri35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Nalerigu34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 4 rain days
  • Nandom35 °C (95 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days
  • Navrongo39 °C (102 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Nzulezo32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 6 rain days
  • Obuasi33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days
  • Paga41 °C (106 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 33 rain days
  • Saboba36 °C (97 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 4 rain days
  • Salaga34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Sandema39 °C (102 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Savelugu34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Sekondi-Takoradi31.3 °C (88 °F) / 23.1 °C (74 °F), 7 rain days
  • Shama32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sirigu39 °C (102 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Somanya28 °C (82 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days
  • Suhum32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sunyani33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 4 rain days
  • Tafi Atome32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tamale39 °C (102 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tatale33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 4 rain days
  • Tema32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tolon33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days
  • Tongo42 °C (108 °F) / 35 °C (95 °F), 0 rain days
  • Tumu33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days
  • Wa35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days
  • Walewale38 °C (100 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Wenchi35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yapei38 °C (100 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Yeji34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days
  • Yendi34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days
  • Yunyoo39 °C (102 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Zabzugu33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 6 rain days
  • Zebilla39 °C (102 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Independence Day

    6 Mar

    Parade in Accra; roads around Black Star Square closed.

  • Good Friday and Easter Monday

    Mar–Apr (moves yearly)

    Heavy travel; Kwahu Easter paragliding festival fills the Kwahu ridge.

  • Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha

    Moves yearly (lunar)

    Public holidays; big prayers in Accra and the north.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Ghana
Low
Prices · Ghana
Medium

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ghana, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Mar: Mixed

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Mar: Low

    Jan: Medium

  • Prices

    Mar: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Mar: 3

    Jan: 2

March: Hot and humid; Independence Day on 6 March. The north is very hot.

January: Dry with Harmattan haze; the holiday crowds leave after the first week. Good month for Mole.

Ghana: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Where to go in March

Rated best or good this month

  • Abease

    Best months: Nov–Mar (dry season)

  • Aburi

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Ada Foah

    Best months: Nov–Mar

  • Ada

    Best months: Nov–Mar

  • Adanwomase

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Adenta East

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Aflao

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug

  • Agona

    Best months: Nov–Mar (dry season)

  • Ahwiaa

    Best months: Nov–Mar (dry season)

  • Akwidaa

    Best months: Nov–Mar (dry, cooler sea breezes)

  • Apam

    Best months: Nov–Mar

  • Axim

    Best months: Nov–Mar, Aug