Batié in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Batié sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 168 mm of rain over about 30 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 37°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
36°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
168 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
1.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Batié in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Batié reaches about 36°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

20°25°30°35°40°MarAprMay

How spring really feels in Batié

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
47 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.

Batié 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° / 20°10.211.53.8
Feb36° / 23°61.211.72.3
Mar38° / 26°234.311.91.4
Apr36° / 26°6210.812.21.8
May34° / 25°8414.712.42.6
Jun32° / 24°821512.63.5
Jul30° / 23°14119.712.53.8
Aug29° / 23°19323.712.33.6
Sep30° / 23°15720.912.13.7
Oct32° / 23°681211.83.7
Nov35° / 22°92.311.53.1
Dec34° / 20°10.211.43.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Batié gets around 168 mm of rain over 30 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%MarAprMay

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.

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

051015MarAprMay

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

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.

0246MarAprMay
Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Batié

In seasonPeak

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

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

Batié sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Batié?

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.

1.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Batié.

What to pack for Batié in Spring

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

In spring, Batié sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Batié 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 Batié 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Batié 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 Batié is worst in December — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1787 µg/m³Aug 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr36Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov51Poor
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Batié?

Batié sits at 9.9°N, 2.9°W, 307 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Doropo, 48 km away.

WaGaouaBounaJirapaDiébougouDanoDamongo

Topography around Batié

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batié has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Batié is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
353 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Spring weather nearby: Doropo 48 km · Wa 50 km · Gaoua 58 km · Bouna 69 km · Jirapa 76 km · Diébougou 125 km · Dano 141 km · Damongo 150 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
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Batié (9.8833°, -2.9167°, elevation 307 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.