Climate averages 1991–2020
Wa weather
in April.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Wa: daytime highs average 36.4°C and nights cool to about 25.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 68 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 21 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jirapa (57 km away). In April its highs average 37.2°C, 0.8°C warmer than Wa, with 49 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Ghana, Wa ranks 5th of 26 for the warmest April highs and 12th of 26 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 26 cities is 32.6°C; Wa is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 34.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 68 mm to 100 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Wa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 6.0 | 1.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 26 | 5.2 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 36.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 68 | 11.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 100 | 15.2 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 101 | 16.4 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 160 | 21.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 224 | 25.6 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 190 | 23.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 88 | 14.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Jirapa in AprilGhana · 57 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 25.7°C · 49 mm rain
- Houndé in AprilBurkina Faso · 195 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 26.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Tamale in AprilGhana · 196 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 26.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in AprilGhana · 198 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 26.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Bondoukou in AprilIvory Coast · 227 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.5°C · 112 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in AprilBurkina Faso · 232 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 25.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Koudougou in AprilBurkina Faso · 244 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 26.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Banfora in AprilBurkina Faso · 255 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 25.3°C · 49 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Wa) is explained once on the Wa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.