Kabo in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kabo sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 174 mm of rain over about 31 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 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
36°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
174 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
1.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Kabo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kabo reaches about 36°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How spring really feels in Kabo

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
41 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.

Kabo 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
Jan36° / 20°0011.62.8
Feb38° / 22°10.411.71.5
Mar38° / 25°143.511.91.1
Apr36° / 26°5610.512.21.7
May34° / 25°10416.512.32.6
Jun32° / 23°13219.112.43.2
Jul30° / 22°21325.712.43.1
Aug30° / 22°25427.112.33.1
Sep30° / 22°20224.8123.0
Oct32° / 22°13720.511.83.1
Nov34° / 22°142.811.63.3
Dec35° / 20°00.111.63.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kabo gets around 174 mm of rain over 31 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 oppressive — 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 9 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 24 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 6.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kabo

In seasonPeak

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

Kabo's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kabo 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 Kabo?

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.

1.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabo.

What to pack for Kabo in Spring

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

In spring, Kabo sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabo 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 Kabo peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kabo 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 Kabo is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1253 µg/m³Aug 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr24Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kabo?

Kabo sits at 7.7°N, 18.6°E, 418 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Batangafo, 58 km away.

Kaga-BandoroMoïssalaBoucaDekoaSarhKoumraBossangoa

Topography around Kabo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 415 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m.

The land around Kabo is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
258 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Spring weather nearby: Batangafo 58 km · Kaga-Bandoro 100 km · Moïssala 119 km · Bouca 138 km · Dekoa 161 km · Sarh 163 km · Koumra 180 km · Bossangoa 186 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 Kabo (7.6994°, 18.629°, elevation 418 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.