Orodara in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Orodara sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 147 mm of rain over about 28 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 35°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 147 mm; 28 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 2.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Orodara in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Orodara reaches about 35°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Orodara

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Orodara 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	31° / 19°	1	0.4	11.4	5.6
Feb	34° / 21°	3	0.8	11.6	3.8
Mar	36° / 24°	13	3.1	11.9	2.5
Apr	35° / 25°	51	9.9	12.2	2.3
May	33° / 24°	83	15.3	12.5	2.9
Jun	31° / 23°	96	16.9	12.6	3.7
Jul	29° / 22°	191	24	12.6	3.7
Aug	28° / 22°	263	26.5	12.4	3.5
Sep	29° / 22°	170	22.6	12.1	3.7
Oct	31° / 22°	78	15	11.8	4.0
Nov	33° / 21°	6	1.2	11.5	4.6
Dec	32° / 19°	0	0.2	11.4	5.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Orodara gets around 147 mm of rain over 28 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels muggy — 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 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 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Orodara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Orodara sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Orodara?

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.

2.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orodara.

What to pack for Orodara in Spring

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

In spring, Orodara sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Orodara in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orodara peaks around March 18 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	10	14	11	13	11	12	12	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Orodara 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 Orodara is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 11 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)	41	55	50	41	23	20	14	11	17	24	25	35
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	41	Poor
Feb	55	Unhealthy
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	35	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Orodara?

Orodara sits at 11.0°N, 4.9°W, 532 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Karankasso, 40 km away.

Topography around Orodara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orodara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 544 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Orodara is covered by trees (43%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

trees 43%

16 km

295 m

trees 43%

80 km

499 m

shrubs 35%

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Spring weather nearby: Karankasso 40 km · Banfora 42 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 72 km · Finnkolo 72 km · Niangoloko 78 km · Sikasso 90 km · Zégoua 97 km · Kaouara 103 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 Orodara (10.9811°, -4.9188°, elevation 532 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.