Dogbo in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Dogbo sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 333 mm of rain over about 60 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 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 333 mm; 60 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Dogbo 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 Dogbo reaches about 32°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Dogbo

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

73 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.

Dogbo 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° / 24°	19	5.8	11.6	4.2
Feb	33° / 25°	35	8.6	11.8	3.3
Mar	33° / 25°	67	15.6	12	2.8
Apr	33° / 25°	100	19.4	12.1	2.8
May	31° / 24°	166	24.9	12.3	2.7
Jun	30° / 23°	188	26.4	12.4	3.0
Jul	29° / 23°	139	23.5	12.4	3.7
Aug	28° / 23°	123	20.5	12.2	4.1
Sep	29° / 23°	169	25.3	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 23°	159	25.8	11.8	3.0
Nov	32° / 24°	62	16.5	11.7	3.5
Dec	32° / 24°	25	6.7	11.6	4.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Dogbo gets around 333 mm of rain over 60 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels miserable — 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

DaylightNight

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 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Dogbo

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

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

Dust

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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Dogbo?

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.

2.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dogbo.

What to pack for Dogbo in Spring

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

In spring, Dogbo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 60 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dogbo 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 Dogbo 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 Dogbo 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 Dogbo 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 Dogbo?

Dogbo sits at 6.8°N, 1.8°E, 66 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Toviklin, 12 km away.

Topography around Dogbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dogbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Dogbo is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, trees (55%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

trees 50%

16 km

172 m

trees 55%

80 km

271 m

trees 36%

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Spring weather nearby: Toviklin 12 km · Djakotomé 13 km · Aplahoué 18 km · Lokossa 19 km · Klouékanmè 21 km · Athiémé 27 km · Sé 32 km · Tabligbo 39 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 Dogbo (6.7991°, 1.7807°, elevation 66 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.