Parakou in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Parakou sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 222 mm of rain over about 36 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 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 222 mm; 36 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Parakou in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Parakou reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Parakou

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

15 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.

Parakou 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°	2	0.2	11.5	4.2
Feb	35° / 22°	6	1.3	11.7	2.9
Mar	36° / 24°	25	4.5	11.9	2.2
Apr	35° / 24°	70	12.3	12.2	2.4
May	33° / 24°	127	19.1	12.4	2.8
Jun	31° / 23°	136	19.5	12.5	3.5
Jul	29° / 22°	207	25.4	12.5	3.4
Aug	29° / 22°	249	26.7	12.3	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	222	24.3	12.1	3.2
Oct	32° / 22°	98	15.3	11.8	3.6
Nov	34° / 21°	6	1.6	11.6	3.8
Dec	34° / 20°	2	0.3	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Parakou gets around 222 mm of rain over 36 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Parakou

In seasonPeak

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

Parakou's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Parakou sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Parakou?

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.

2.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Parakou.

What to pack for Parakou in Spring

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

In spring, Parakou sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Parakou 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 Parakou peaks around March 22 at about 13 (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	13	13	11	11	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Parakou 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 Parakou is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 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)	75	85	49	41	25	20	17	17	20	34	40	63
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	75	Unhealthy
Feb	85	Unhealthy
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	25	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	63	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Parakou?

Parakou sits at 9.3°N, 2.6°E, 369 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Tchaourou, 50 km away.

Topography around Parakou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parakou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Parakou is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), shrubs (30%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

artificial surfaces 71%

16 km

108 m

cropland 31%

80 km

406 m

shrubs 42%

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Spring weather nearby: Tchaourou 50 km · Ndali 59 km · Okuta 64 km · Pèrèrè 64 km · Nikki 92 km · Ouessé 97 km · Bembèrèkè 99 km · Tobré 110 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 Parakou (9.3372°, 2.6303°, elevation 369 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.