Kindi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kindi sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 38 mm of rain over about 10 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 40% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
38°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
27°C
Rainfall
38 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
1.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Kindi 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 Kindi reaches about 38°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 Kindi

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
46 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.

Kindi 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° / 19°00.111.45.5
Feb35° / 22°10.111.63.5
Mar38° / 26°20.511.91.4
Apr39° / 28°92.712.30.8
May37° / 28°276.512.61.5
Jun34° / 26°529.612.72.9
Jul32° / 24°12117.412.73.5
Aug30° / 23°19821.312.43.5
Sep32° / 24°10314.312.13.7
Oct34° / 24°285.611.73.2
Nov35° / 22°10.211.43.0
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kindi gets around 38 mm of rain over 10 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 10 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 6.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kindi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Kindi?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kindi.

What to pack for Kindi in Spring

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

In spring, Kindi sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Kindi 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 Kindi peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kindi 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 Kindi is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1075 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kindi?

Kindi sits at 12.4°N, 2.0°W, 341 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Boussé, 29 km away.

RéoSaonréZinguédésséOuagadougou

Topography around Kindi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kindi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m.

The land around Kindi is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (36%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
288 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Spring weather nearby: Boussé 29 km · Kokologo 32 km · Koudougou 42 km · Sabou 47 km · Réo 49 km · Saonré 53 km · Zinguédéssé 53 km · Ouagadougou 55 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 Kindi (12.4386°, -2.0328°, elevation 341 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.