Nioko I in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Nioko I sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 35 mm of rain over about 9 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 Nioko I's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nioko I's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 35 mm; 9 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 1.1; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Nioko I 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 Nioko I reaches about 38°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Nioko I

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

57 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.

Nioko I 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	32° / 18°	0	0.1	11.4	5.4
Feb	35° / 21°	0	0.1	11.6	3.4
Mar	38° / 24°	2	0.4	11.9	1.3
Apr	39° / 27°	10	2.8	12.3	0.7
May	38° / 28°	24	6.2	12.6	1.4
Jun	35° / 26°	50	10.1	12.7	2.8
Jul	32° / 24°	125	18.3	12.7	3.3
Aug	31° / 23°	198	22.2	12.4	3.3
Sep	32° / 24°	104	16	12.1	3.5
Oct	35° / 24°	30	5.9	11.7	3.0
Nov	35° / 21°	1	0.1	11.4	3.1
Dec	33° / 18°	0	0	11.3	4.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Nioko I gets around 35 mm of rain over 9 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 9 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 6.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Nioko I

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Monsoon

Dust

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May

Jun

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Aug

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Is spring a good time to visit Nioko I?

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 Nioko I.

What to pack for Nioko I in Spring

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

In spring, Nioko I sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Nioko I 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 Nioko I 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	14	11	12	11	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	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Nioko I 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 Nioko I is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 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)	66	77	79	61	36	28	19	17	23	35	43	56
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	66	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	79	Unhealthy
Apr	61	Unhealthy
May	36	Poor
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	56	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Nioko I?

Nioko I sits at 12.4°N, 1.4°W, 293 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Saaba, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Nioko I

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nioko I has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Nioko I is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (35%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

41 m

artificial surfaces 77%

16 km

68 m

artificial surfaces 31%

80 km

260 m

cropland 39%

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Spring weather nearby: Saaba 4.0 km · Ouagadougou 11 km · Saonré 20 km · Zinguédéssé 23 km · Ziniaré 26 km · Kombissiri 38 km · Kokologo 53 km · Barogo 54 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 Nioko I (12.395°, -1.4386°, elevation 293 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.