Tobré in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tobré sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 187 mm of rain over about 29 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 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
35°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
187 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
2.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Tobré 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 Tobré reaches about 35°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Tobré

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
26 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.

Tobré 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
Jan32° / 18°10.111.55.2
Feb34° / 21°30.511.73.6
Mar36° / 24°132.511.92.1
Apr36° / 25°498.912.22.0
May34° / 24°12417.912.52.6
Jun31° / 23°14020.212.63.2
Jul30° / 22°21224.512.53.4
Aug29° / 22°27826.612.33.3
Sep30° / 22°20722.612.13.3
Oct33° / 22°7711.811.83.5
Nov34° / 20°30.411.53.8
Dec33° / 18°0011.44.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tobré gets around 187 mm of rain over 29 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 9 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 30 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 6.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Tobré

In seasonPeak

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

Tobré's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Tobré?

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.

2.2
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 Tobré.

What to pack for Tobré in Spring

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

In spring, Tobré sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tobré 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 Tobré peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tobré 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 Tobré is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1384 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tobré?

Tobré sits at 10.2°N, 2.1°E, 343 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Péhonko, 14 km away.

BembèrèkèKérouDjougouNdaliKopargoNatitingou

Topography around Tobré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 339 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m.

The land around Tobré is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and shrubs (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Spring weather nearby: Péhonko 14 km · Sinendé 32 km · Bembèrèkè 58 km · Kérou 70 km · Djougou 74 km · Ndali 74 km · Kopargo 75 km · Natitingou 83 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 Tobré (10.195°, 2.13°, elevation 343 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.