Fada N'gourma in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Fada N'gourma sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 51 mm of rain over about 13 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 38°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 27°C
Rainfall: 51 mm; 13 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 1.1; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Fada N'gourma in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C.

A typical spring day in Fada N'gourma reaches about 38°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Fada N'gourma

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

66 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Fada N'gourma 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° / 19°	0	0	11.4	4.7
Feb	36° / 22°	1	0.2	11.6	2.9
Mar	38° / 26°	3	0.7	11.9	1.1
Apr	39° / 28°	14	3.4	12.3	0.7
May	37° / 27°	34	8.5	12.5	1.6
Jun	34° / 25°	51	10.1	12.7	3.0
Jul	31° / 24°	109	16	12.6	3.7
Aug	30° / 23°	196	21.1	12.4	3.6
Sep	31° / 23°	105	14	12.1	4.0
Oct	35° / 24°	33	6.8	11.7	3.0
Nov	36° / 22°	1	0.2	11.4	2.6
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0	11.3	4.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Fada N'gourma gets around 51 mm of rain over 13 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

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.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Fada N'gourma

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

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

Fada N'gourma sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Fada N'gourma?

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.

1.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fada N'gourma.

What to pack for Fada N'gourma in Spring

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

In spring, Fada N'gourma sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Fada N'gourma 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 Fada N'gourma peaks around March 16 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	11	13	11	11	10	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Fada N'gourma 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 Fada N'gourma is worst in February — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 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)	64	76	70	51	28	22	15	14	19	30	43	55
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	76	Unhealthy
Mar	70	Unhealthy
Apr	51	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	55	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Fada N'gourma?

Fada N'gourma sits at 12.1°N, 0.4°E, 298 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Natiaboani, 43 km away.

Topography around Fada N'gourma

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fada N'gourma.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fada N'gourma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Fada N'gourma is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

30 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

86 m

cropland 51%

80 km

206 m

grassland 50%

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Spring weather nearby: Natiaboani 43 km · Gayéri 67 km · Koupéla 78 km · Tenkodogo 85 km · Pouytenga 88 km · Garango 103 km · Zorgo 108 km · Cinkansé 112 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 Fada N'gourma (12.0616°, 0.3584°, elevation 298 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.