Fara Department in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Fara Department sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 84 mm of rain over about 19 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 38°C in early March to 35°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 84 mm; 19 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 1.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Fara Department in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 35°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Fara Department reaches about 38°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Fara Department

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

56 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.

Fara Department 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	34° / 19°	0	0.1	11.4	4.2
Feb	36° / 22°	1	0.3	11.6	2.5
Mar	38° / 25°	5	1.5	11.9	1.0
Apr	38° / 27°	26	6	12.2	0.9
May	36° / 26°	52	11.4	12.5	1.8
Jun	33° / 25°	66	12.2	12.7	3.1
Jul	31° / 24°	138	20.2	12.6	3.4
Aug	30° / 23°	222	23.5	12.4	3.5
Sep	31° / 23°	138	18.6	12.1	3.7
Oct	34° / 23°	43	8.6	11.7	3.3
Nov	36° / 21°	2	0.4	11.5	2.7
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0.1	11.3	3.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Fara Department gets around 84 mm of rain over 19 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 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Fara Department

In seasonPeak

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

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

Fara Department sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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Jun

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Aug

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Oct

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Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Fara Department?

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.

1.2

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 Fara Department.

What to pack for Fara Department in Spring

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

In spring, Fara Department sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

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UV index in Fara Department 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 Fara Department peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (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	14	11	12	11	12	12	12	11	9	9
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	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Fara Department 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 Fara Department is worst in February — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 12 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)	54	64	54	42	23	18	14	12	17	27	39	55
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	54	Poor
Feb	64	Unhealthy
Mar	54	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	55	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Fara Department?

Fara Department sits at 11.5°N, 2.8°W, 264 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Boromo, 30 km away.

Topography around Fara Department

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fara Department has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 264 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m.

The land around Fara Department is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), grassland (35%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

grassland 39%

16 km

207 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

322 m

cropland 46%

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Spring weather nearby: Boromo 30 km · Tita 51 km · Dano 53 km · Tô 60 km · Gao 66 km · Houndé 82 km · Diébougou 82 km · Sabou 83 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 Fara Department (11.5294°, -2.768°, elevation 264 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.