Bocaranga in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bocaranga sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 181 mm of rain over about 33 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 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 181 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bocaranga in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bocaranga 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 Bocaranga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 73 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.

Bocaranga 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° / 17°	0	0	11.6	5.6
Feb	33° / 19°	1	0.3	11.8	4.3
Mar	34° / 22°	13	3.3	12	3.2
Apr	33° / 22°	64	12	12.1	3.3
May	30° / 21°	104	17.7	12.3	3.9
Jun	29° / 20°	153	22	12.4	4.0
Jul	27° / 19°	267	27.8	12.4	3.8
Aug	27° / 19°	316	29.3	12.2	3.6
Sep	28° / 19°	206	25.9	12	3.8
Oct	29° / 19°	100	17.8	11.8	4.5
Nov	31° / 19°	9	2.4	11.7	5.3
Dec	31° / 17°	0	0.1	11.6	5.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bocaranga gets around 181 mm of rain over 33 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

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 24 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 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bocaranga

In seasonPeak

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

Bocaranga's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bocaranga sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bocaranga?

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.

3.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bocaranga.

What to pack for Bocaranga in Spring

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

In spring, Bocaranga sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bocaranga 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 Bocaranga peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (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)	12	13	15	14	12	11	12	13	13	13	11	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Bocaranga 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 Bocaranga is worst in March — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 12 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)	38	43	53	29	18	17	13	12	12	17	20	37
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	53	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bocaranga?

Bocaranga sits at 7.0°N, 15.6°E, 1,078 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Touboro, 93 km away.

Topography around Bocaranga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bocaranga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 1,064 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m.

The land around Bocaranga is covered by shrubs (46%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and shrubs (44%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

275 m

shrubs 46%

16 km

560 m

trees 46%

80 km

922 m

trees 55%

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Spring weather nearby: Touboro 93 km · Paoua 93 km · Bozoum 110 km · Bouar 117 km · Baoro 151 km · Meïganga 157 km · Baboua 160 km · Garoua Boulaï 172 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 Bocaranga (6.9853°, 15.6406°, elevation 1,078 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.