Nola in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Nola sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 393 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 31°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 393 mm; 58 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 3.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Nola in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Nola reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Nola

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.

Nola 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	30° / 20°	21	3.7	11.8	5.5
Feb	31° / 21°	37	6.8	11.9	4.5
Mar	31° / 22°	122	17.5	12	3.7
Apr	30° / 22°	150	19.9	12.1	3.7
May	29° / 22°	122	20.1	12.2	4.0
Jun	28° / 21°	122	20.4	12.2	4.4
Jul	27° / 21°	140	22.2	12.2	4.4
Aug	28° / 21°	165	25.4	12.1	4.0
Sep	28° / 21°	178	25.4	12	3.7
Oct	28° / 21°	197	26.6	11.9	3.6
Nov	29° / 21°	119	18	11.8	4.3
Dec	30° / 20°	25	5.4	11.8	5.7

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

Nola gets around 393 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 oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Nola?

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.

3.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nola.

What to pack for Nola in Spring

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

In spring, Nola sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 58 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nola 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 Nola peaks around March 19 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	13	11	10	10	12	12	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	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	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Nola 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 Nola is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.0× 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)	64	71	36	21	14	16	16	12	9	11	18	34
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	71	Unhealthy
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	21	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	9	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nola?

Nola sits at 3.5°N, 16.0°E, 386 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Berbérati, 87 km away.

Topography around Nola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 403 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m.

The land around Nola is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

166 m

trees 75%

16 km

339 m

trees 91%

80 km

469 m

trees 96%

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Spring weather nearby: Berbérati 87 km · Yokadouma 111 km · Carnot 159 km · Batouri 212 km · Ouesso 213 km · Mbaïki 219 km · Abba 224 km · Yaloké 231 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 Nola (3.5249°, 16.0458°, elevation 386 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.