Kumasi weather in March

March in Kumasi: sweltering, rainy, with muggy air — fine if you can take 38°C afternoons.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Kumasi🇬🇭 Ghana · Gulf of Guinea · City66
  1. 75Jan
  2. 68Feb
  3. 66Mar
  4. 68Apr
  5. 67May
  6. 67Jun
  7. 72Jul
  8. 72Aug
  9. 65Sep
  10. 66Oct
  11. 74Nov
  12. 75Dec

#10 of 12 months in Kumasi · #1085 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 66/100 (tier C)

Days
33°C
Nights
24°C
Wet days
17
Sun
10 h
Humidity
75%
Daylight
12 h
Kumasi, Ghana
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Traveller notes on Kumasi in March

Other months in Kumasi

Forum posters describe July as one of the cooler months to visit Ghana overall, with temperatures around 70-80F rather than the 90s typical elsewhere in the calendar, even though it falls within the country's rainy season. Posters specifically describe Kumasi as hotter and drier than coastal Accra, recommending the July-October stretch there specifically for a combination of cooler temperatures and comparatively lower rain chances relative to Ghana's coast. Posters do warn the rainy season generally can bring heavy overcast skies, high humidity and slippery roads, recommending a raincoat, hat or poncho, a sturdy umbrella and rain boots as sensible packing regardless of exact timing. Posters generally rate July as a relatively favorable, cooler pick for Kumasi within Ghana's rainy season, genuinely milder and somewhat drier than the coast.
Tripadvisor community · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters name December-February as harmattan's peak, and January sits right in the middle of it - dry, dusty, hazy air blowing down from the Sahara, with effects felt across southern Ghana including Kumasi. Posters describe Kumasi as hotter and drier than Accra during this stretch, and while it's called a fine city to visit essentially year-round, several posters actually steer visitors toward July-October instead, when temperatures moderate and rain odds are genuinely lower than the popular assumption might suggest. For a January visit specifically, the standard harmattan coping advice comes up often: oil-based body creams to manage the dry air, alongside general dust and haze tolerance.
Tripadvisor community · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Kumasi climate normals — March

Daytime high33°C / 91°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low24°C / 76°F
Feels like (high)38°C / 100°F
Rainfall98 mm / 3.9 in🌧 rainy
Rainy days17 days
Humidity75%💦 very humid
Dew point22°C / 72°F
Sunshine10 h/day
Daylight12.1 h
Wind14 km/h / 8 mph
Air quality (US AQI)65🙂 moderate

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Kumasi 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.

BusyIndependence Day, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Kumasi'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 weatherKumasi's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Kumasi in March

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Festival

    Akwasidae at Manhyia

    1 Jan – 31 Dec · usuallyMajor festival

    Every forty to forty-two days the Asantehene holds court at Manhyia Palace: horns, drummers, chiefs in kente and a queue of subjects. It falls on a Sunday nine times a year, so any month has one, but the date is fixed by the Akan calendar rather than ours. Source ↗

  • Holiday

    Independence Day

    6 MarNational holidayClosures

    The 6 March holiday shuts offices, banks and, more to the point here, Kejetia market. The national parade has rotated around the regional capitals in recent years rather than staying in Accra. Source ↗

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Kumasi in March — FAQ

Is March a good time to visit Kumasi?
March in Kumasi: sweltering, rainy, with muggy air — fine if you can take 38°C afternoons. It ranks #10 of 12 months for Kumasi on SeasonMap's comfort score (66/100).
What is the weather like in Kumasi in March?
In March, Kumasi averages a daily high of 32.9°C and a low of 24.2°C, with about 97.9 mm of rain over roughly 17.4 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Kumasi in March?
Kumasi has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 65 in March.