Aplahoué in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Aplahoué sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 289 mm of rain over about 55 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Aplahoué's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Aplahoué's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 289 mm; 55 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.7; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Aplahoué in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Aplahoué reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Aplahoué

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

65 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aplahoué weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	13	3.6	11.6	3.9
Feb	34° / 25°	28	7	11.8	3.0
Mar	34° / 25°	60	13.8	12	2.6
Apr	33° / 25°	90	17.6	12.1	2.7
May	32° / 24°	139	23.3	12.3	2.8
Jun	30° / 23°	159	24.9	12.4	3.1
Jul	29° / 23°	138	23.7	12.4	3.6
Aug	28° / 22°	136	21.3	12.2	4.0
Sep	29° / 23°	157	24.4	12	3.3
Oct	31° / 23°	116	21.2	11.8	3.4
Nov	32° / 23°	33	9.8	11.7	3.9
Dec	33° / 23°	14	4	11.6	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Aplahoué gets around 289 mm of rain over 55 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Aplahoué

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In spring, Aplahoué overlaps its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aplahoué's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Aplahoué sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Aplahoué?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aplahoué.

What to pack for Aplahoué in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Aplahoué sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 55 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aplahoué in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aplahoué peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	13	11	11	10	10	12	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Aplahoué in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aplahoué is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	111	87	49	48	37	34	29	28	33	46	52	99
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	111	Unhealthy
Feb	87	Unhealthy
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	48	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	52	Poor
Dec	99	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Aplahoué?

Aplahoué sits at 6.9°N, 1.7°E, 124 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Djakotomé, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Aplahoué

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aplahoué.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aplahoué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Aplahoué is covered by grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (35%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

grassland 26%

16 km

222 m

trees 35%

80 km

375 m

trees 37%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Djakotomé 5.0 km · Toviklin 18 km · Klouékanmè 18 km · Dogbo 18 km · Lokossa 33 km · Athiémé 39 km · Tabligbo 44 km · Abomey 44 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,658; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 26.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 406
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aplahoué (6.9333°, 1.6833°, elevation 124 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.