Upper West Region · Ghana
Wa travel guide
Wa is a city in Upper West Region, Ghana, home to about 107,000 people.
- Currency
- GHSGhana cedi
- Time zone
- Africa/Accra
- Language
- English
When to go
The best time to visit Wa
Wa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 214 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Questions
Wa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Wa?
Wa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 214 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Wa?
Ghana cedi (GHS).
Nearby
Destinations near Wa
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.