Accra weather in March
March in Accra: sweltering, a little rain, with muggy air — fine if you can take 40°C afternoons.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#6 of 12 months in Accra · #1026 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 67/100 (tier C)
- Days
- 33°C
- Nights
- 26°C
- Wet days
- 13
- Sun
- 10.5 h
- Humidity
- 80%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Traveller notes on Accra in March
Other months in Accra
Forum posters generally name January through March, alongside September through December, as favorable weather windows for Ghana, with the main rainy season running roughly March or April through August. Posters flag the December-January Harmattan winds as a distinct feature of the earlier part of this dry stretch, bringing dry, dusty conditions from the Sahara, though by February that effect should be easing. Posters discussing nearby Cape Coast note a February-March visit felt extremely hot, suggesting heat rather than rain is the more relevant discomfort factor for this window along Ghana's coast. Posters generally rate February as one of the better, drier months to visit Accra, with heat and humidity the main planning consideration rather than rain.
August sits at the end of Ghana's rainy season — roughly March or April through August — and the forum's framing is that you will likely get rain at some point on most days, but it is neither constant nor torrential. The record backs the frequency: about sixteen wet days. Temperatures barely move, near 27°C by day and 23 overnight, with humidity the forum puts at 70–80%, and the thermometer drops only three or four degrees around a downpour. You will not be sunbathing much. The dry, dusty harmattan that defines northern Ghana's winter runs December to March — the opposite end of the year entirely.
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Accra climate normals — March
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Accra in March
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyGhana Independence Day, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Accra's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherAccra's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Accra in March
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Holiday
Ghana Independence Day
6 MarNational holidayClosuresThe 6 March holiday shuts offices and banks nationwide. The main parade has rotated around the regional capitals in recent years, so it is not guaranteed to be in Accra. Source ↗
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Accra in March — FAQ
- Is March a good time to visit Accra?
- March in Accra: sweltering, a little rain, with muggy air — fine if you can take 40°C afternoons. It ranks #6 of 12 months for Accra on SeasonMap's comfort score (67/100).
- What is the weather like in Accra in March?
- In March, Accra averages a daily high of 33.4°C and a low of 26.1°C, with about 54.5 mm of rain over roughly 13 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Accra in March?
- Accra has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 52 in March.