Banikoara in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Banikoara sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 90 mm of rain over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 35°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 27°C
Rainfall: 90 mm; 20 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 1.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Banikoara in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 35°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Banikoara reaches about 38°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Banikoara

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

75 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.

Banikoara 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	34° / 20°	0	0.1	11.4	4.3
Feb	36° / 23°	1	0.3	11.6	2.4
Mar	39° / 26°	5	1.1	11.9	0.7
Apr	39° / 27°	23	5.8	12.2	0.6
May	36° / 26°	63	12.7	12.5	1.7
Jun	33° / 25°	83	14.6	12.6	2.9
Jul	31° / 24°	158	20.7	12.6	3.4
Aug	29° / 23°	239	24.4	12.4	3.4
Sep	30° / 23°	141	17.8	12.1	3.8
Oct	34° / 23°	39	6.7	11.7	3.5
Nov	36° / 21°	1	0.2	11.5	2.8
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0	11.4	3.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Banikoara gets around 90 mm of rain over 20 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 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 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 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Banikoara

In seasonPeak

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

Banikoara's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Banikoara sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Banikoara?

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.

1.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banikoara.

What to pack for Banikoara in Spring

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

In spring, Banikoara sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

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UV index in Banikoara in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banikoara peaks around September 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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	10	10	12	11	11	11	12	12	10	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Banikoara 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 Banikoara is worst in November — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 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)	74	86	69	47	25	19	14	13	18	33	88	85
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	74	Unhealthy
Feb	86	Unhealthy
Mar	69	Unhealthy
Apr	47	Poor
May	25	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	88	Unhealthy
Dec	85	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Banikoara?

Banikoara sits at 11.3°N, 2.4°E, 312 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Kandi, 58 km away.

Topography around Banikoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banikoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Banikoara is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

39 m

cropland 71%

16 km

105 m

cropland 71%

80 km

332 m

cropland 40%

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Spring weather nearby: Kandi 58 km · Kérou 64 km · Namponkoré 87 km · Sinendé 106 km · Diapaga 111 km · Malanville 121 km · Bembèrèkè 122 km · Tobré 127 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 Banikoara (11.2985°, 2.4386°, elevation 312 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.