Bambari in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bambari sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 340 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 340 mm; 49 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bambari in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bambari reaches about 33°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Bambari

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.

Bambari 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	35° / 20°	5	1.1	11.7	3.3
Feb	36° / 22°	15	3.5	11.8	2.6
Mar	35° / 24°	74	11.3	12	2.6
Apr	33° / 23°	119	16.4	12.1	3.0
May	31° / 23°	148	20.9	12.3	3.3
Jun	30° / 22°	125	20.9	12.3	3.7
Jul	29° / 21°	149	22.5	12.3	3.8
Aug	29° / 21°	173	24.4	12.2	3.5
Sep	30° / 21°	190	25.3	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 21°	206	25.6	11.9	3.2
Nov	32° / 21°	65	9.7	11.7	4.0
Dec	34° / 20°	6	1.6	11.7	3.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bambari gets around 340 mm of rain over 49 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 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bambari

In seasonPeak

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

Bambari's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bambari?

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.

3.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bambari.

What to pack for Bambari in Spring

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

In spring, Bambari sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 49 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bambari 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 Bambari peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	10	12	14	13	11	11	11	12	12	13	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Bambari 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 Bambari is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 9 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)	63	61	38	22	14	16	14	11	9	12	19	45
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	63	Unhealthy
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	22	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	45	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bambari?

Bambari sits at 5.8°N, 20.7°E, 465 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Ippy, 82 km away.

Topography around Bambari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bambari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 447 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m.

The land around Bambari is covered by trees (42%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

trees 42%

16 km

240 m

trees 74%

80 km

414 m

trees 78%

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Spring weather nearby: Ippy 82 km · Alindao 101 km · Kouango 117 km · Bria 169 km · Gbadolite 169 km · Sibut 177 km · Dekoa 187 km · Kaga-Bandoro 213 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $556; 2025
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water: 6%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 20.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 37.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank

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 Bambari (5.7679°, 20.6757°, elevation 465 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.