Banfora in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Banfora sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 136 mm of rain over about 27 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 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 136 mm; 27 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 2.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Banfora in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Banfora reaches about 35°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Banfora

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Banfora 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° / 20°	1	0.2	11.4	4.8
Feb	35° / 22°	2	0.5	11.6	3.1
Mar	37° / 25°	13	3	11.9	2.0
Apr	36° / 25°	49	9.6	12.2	2.0
May	34° / 25°	75	14.3	12.5	2.7
Jun	32° / 23°	87	14.5	12.6	3.7
Jul	30° / 22°	168	21.3	12.6	3.8
Aug	29° / 22°	237	25.3	12.4	3.6
Sep	30° / 22°	157	20.8	12.1	3.8
Oct	32° / 22°	65	12.7	11.8	4.1
Nov	33° / 21°	6	1.3	11.5	4.1
Dec	33° / 19°	1	0.1	11.4	4.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Banfora gets around 136 mm of rain over 27 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 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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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 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Banfora

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

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

Banfora sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Banfora?

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 Banfora.

What to pack for Banfora in Spring

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

In spring, Banfora sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Banfora in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banfora peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	14	11	13	11	12	12	13	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	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Banfora 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 Banfora is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 11 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)	46	55	43	38	21	18	13	11	15	23	25	39
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	55	Unhealthy
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Banfora?

Banfora sits at 10.6°N, 4.8°W, 304 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Orodara, 42 km away.

Topography around Banfora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banfora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m.

The land around Banfora is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (29%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

66 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

444 m

cropland 29%

80 km

519 m

shrubs 37%

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Spring weather nearby: Orodara 42 km · Niangoloko 44 km · Karankasso 66 km · Kaouara 78 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 78 km · Ouangolodougou 86 km · Nambingué 92 km · Diawala 99 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,148; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 31; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
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 Banfora (10.6406°, -4.7528°, elevation 304 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.