Savé in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Savé sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 252 mm of rain over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season 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 12% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
34°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
252 mm
39 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
2.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Savé 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 Savé reaches about 34°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How spring really feels in Savé

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
92
62 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Savé 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°50.911.63.6
Feb36° / 24°152.911.72.5
Mar36° / 25°498.611.92.2
Apr34° / 25°8313.112.22.6
May33° / 24°11917.412.42.9
Jun31° / 23°13821.412.53.2
Jul30° / 23°16623.312.43.5
Aug29° / 23°18122.712.33.7
Sep30° / 23°17622.5123.3
Oct32° / 23°9716.411.83.4
Nov34° / 23°16411.63.6
Dec34° / 22°51.111.53.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Savé gets around 252 mm of rain over 39 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Savé

In seasonPeak

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

Savé's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Savé?

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.

2.6
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 Savé.

What to pack for Savé in Spring

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

In spring, Savé sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 39 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Savé 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 Savé peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Savé 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 Savé is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 984 µg/m³Aug 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Savé?

Savé sits at 8.0°N, 2.5°E, 190 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Glazoué, 30 km away.

Dassa-ZoumèOuesséSavalouKétouBantéIganganCové

Topography around Savé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Savé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m.

The land around Savé is covered by trees (39%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and shrubs (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
325 m
80 km
523 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Spring weather nearby: Glazoué 30 km · Dassa-Zoumè 46 km · Ouessé 51 km · Savalou 57 km · Kétou 76 km · Banté 78 km · Igangan 86 km · Cové 92 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
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

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 Savé (8.0342°, 2.4866°, elevation 190 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.