Bogandé in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bogandé sees average daytime highs around 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 23 mm of rain over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 39°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
39°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
27°C
Rainfall
23 mm
7 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
0.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Bogandé in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 39°C.

A typical spring day in Bogandé reaches about 39°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Bogandé

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
70 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.

Bogandé 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°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.4
Mar38° / 24°10.511.91.1
Apr40° / 28°51.312.30.1
May39° / 29°174.912.60.7
Jun36° / 27°378.212.72.2
Jul33° / 25°9414.912.73.1
Aug31° / 24°15718.812.43.4
Sep33° / 24°821212.13.4
Oct36° / 25°174.611.72.2
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.6
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bogandé gets around 23 mm of rain over 7 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 dry — 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 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 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 6.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bogandé

In seasonPeak

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

Bogandé sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Bogandé?

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.

0.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bogandé.

What to pack for Bogandé in Spring

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

In spring, Bogandé sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Bogandé in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bogandé peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bogandé 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 Bogandé is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2077 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bogandé?

Bogandé sits at 13.0°N, 0.1°W, 291 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Mani, 32 km away.

BoulsaPissilaYalgoGayériPouytengaKoupélaZorgo

Topography around Bogandé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogandé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Bogandé is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
167 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Mani 32 km · Boulsa 58 km · Pissila 76 km · Yalgo 76 km · Gayéri 78 km · Pouytenga 86 km · Koupéla 92 km · Zorgo 96 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 Bogandé (12.9771°, -0.1466°, elevation 291 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.