Bobangui in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bobangui sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 344 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 344 mm; 52 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bobangui in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bobangui reaches about 32°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Bobangui

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.

Bobangui 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	33° / 19°	13	2.3	11.8	4.3
Feb	34° / 21°	30	5	11.9	3.5
Mar	33° / 22°	97	14.9	12	3.1
Apr	32° / 22°	127	17.8	12.1	3.3
May	31° / 22°	120	19.4	12.2	3.6
Jun	30° / 21°	120	20.3	12.2	3.8
Jul	29° / 21°	156	23.8	12.2	3.8
Aug	29° / 21°	214	26.9	12.1	3.4
Sep	29° / 21°	219	25.8	12	3.3
Oct	29° / 21°	208	26.3	11.9	3.3
Nov	30° / 21°	101	15.3	11.8	4.1
Dec	32° / 20°	18	3.8	11.8	4.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bobangui gets around 344 mm of rain over 52 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 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 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 5.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bobangui

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bobangui?

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.

3.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bobangui.

What to pack for Bobangui in Spring

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

In spring, Bobangui sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 52 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bobangui 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 Bobangui peaks around March 19 at about 13 (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)	11	12	14	13	11	10	10	12	11	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Air quality in Bobangui 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 Bobangui is worst in February — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 10 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)	50	63	43	23	15	18	17	13	10	11	20	39
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	63	Unhealthy
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	23	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bobangui?

Bobangui sits at 4.0°N, 18.1°E, 372 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Mbaïki, 25 km away.

Topography around Bobangui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bobangui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m.

The land around Bobangui is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

trees 68%

16 km

318 m

trees 85%

80 km

404 m

trees 77%

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Spring weather nearby: Mbaïki 25 km · Bimbo 40 km · Bangui 60 km · Zongo 62 km · Bégoua 65 km · Libenge 73 km · Boali 83 km · Mindouli 114 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 Bobangui (4.05°, 18.1167°, elevation 372 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.