Bouar in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bouar sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 449 mm of rain over about 58 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 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 449 mm; 58 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.7; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bouar in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bouar reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Bouar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 36 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.

Bouar 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	32° / 18°	2	0.4	11.7	4.9
Feb	33° / 20°	9	1.7	11.8	4.1
Mar	32° / 21°	67	11.4	12	3.7
Apr	30° / 21°	183	22.3	12.1	3.5
May	28° / 20°	200	24.5	12.3	3.9
Jun	27° / 20°	174	24.2	12.3	4.2
Jul	26° / 19°	185	25.4	12.3	4.2
Aug	26° / 19°	246	27.4	12.2	3.8
Sep	27° / 19°	275	27.6	12	3.7
Oct	28° / 19°	214	25.1	11.9	3.9
Nov	30° / 19°	40	7.2	11.7	5.1
Dec	31° / 18°	3	0.4	11.7	5.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bouar gets around 449 mm of rain over 58 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 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 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 Bouar

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Rainy season

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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Is spring a good time to visit Bouar?

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.

3.7

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 Bouar.

What to pack for Bouar in Spring

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

In spring, Bouar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 58 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

Air quality in Bouar 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 Bouar is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× 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)	45	54	48	26	16	16	13	11	10	15	23	43
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	26	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	43	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bouar?

Bouar sits at 5.9°N, 15.6°E, 976 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Baoro, 51 km away.

Topography around Bouar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 937 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m.

The land around Bouar is covered by grassland (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (34%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

286 m

grassland 61%

16 km

454 m

grassland 36%

80 km

784 m

trees 71%

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Spring weather nearby: Baoro 51 km · Abba 83 km · Baboua 86 km · Bozoum 97 km · Carnot 115 km · Garoua Boulaï 116 km · Bocaranga 117 km · Meïganga 157 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 Bouar (5.934°, 15.596°, elevation 976 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.