Guider in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Guider sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 61 mm of rain over about 14 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 35% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
38°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
61 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

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

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How spring really feels in Guider

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
73 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.

Guider 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
Jan33° / 19°0011.54.4
Feb36° / 22°0011.72.5
Mar39° / 25°10.311.90.6
Apr39° / 27°123.612.20.3
May37° / 26°4910.412.41.6
Jun33° / 24°8114.812.63.0
Jul31° / 23°12219.912.53.5
Aug30° / 22°17422.812.33.6
Sep31° / 22°1141912.13.6
Oct34° / 23°428.511.83.3
Nov35° / 21°10.311.53.2
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Guider gets around 61 mm of rain over 14 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 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 Guider

In seasonPeak

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

Guider's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Guider?

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.

0.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guider.

What to pack for Guider in Spring

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

In spring, Guider sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Guider in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guider peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Guider 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 Guider is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1179 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Guider?

Guider sits at 9.9°N, 13.9°E, 346 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Figuil, 20 km away.

PitoaMubiMarouaGuidiguis

Topography around Guider

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guider has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 348 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Guider is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Spring weather nearby: Figuil 20 km · Mboursou Léré 29 km · Léré 44 km · Kaélé 59 km · Pitoa 78 km · Mubi 83 km · Maroua 84 km · Guidiguis 86 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

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 Guider (9.9333°, 13.9467°, elevation 346 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.