Gounou Gaya in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gounou Gaya sees average daytime highs around 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 70 mm of rain over about 14 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 39°C in early March to 35°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 39°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 70 mm; 14 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 0.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Gounou Gaya in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 35°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Gounou Gaya reaches about 39°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Gounou Gaya

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

91 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Gounou Gaya 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	34° / 18°	0	0	11.5	3.6
Feb	37° / 21°	0	0	11.7	1.7
Mar	40° / 25°	1	0.2	11.9	0.1
Apr	40° / 27°	13	3.2	12.2	0.2
May	37° / 27°	56	10.8	12.4	1.4
Jun	34° / 25°	77	13.4	12.6	2.9
Jul	31° / 23°	146	20.4	12.5	3.3
Aug	30° / 23°	215	24.3	12.3	3.3
Sep	31° / 23°	138	20	12.1	3.3
Oct	34° / 23°	42	8.4	11.8	3.2
Nov	36° / 21°	1	0.2	11.6	2.7
Dec	34° / 18°	0	0	11.4	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gounou Gaya gets around 70 mm of rain over 14 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 6.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Gounou Gaya

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

Gounou Gaya's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gounou Gaya sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

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Is spring a good time to visit Gounou Gaya?

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.

0.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gounou Gaya.

What to pack for Gounou Gaya in Spring

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

In spring, Gounou Gaya sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Gounou Gaya in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gounou Gaya peaks around March 15 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	13	11	10	11	11	13	12	11	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Gounou Gaya 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 Gounou Gaya is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 14 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)	61	64	69	43	23	19	14	17	19	28	35	58
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	61	Unhealthy
Feb	64	Unhealthy
Mar	69	Unhealthy
Apr	43	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	35	Moderate
Dec	58	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gounou Gaya?

Gounou Gaya sits at 9.6°N, 15.5°E, 345 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Kelo, 48 km away.

Topography around Gounou Gaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gounou Gaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around Gounou Gaya is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

cropland 71%

16 km

40 m

cropland 75%

80 km

318 m

cropland 56%

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Spring weather nearby: Kelo 48 km · Fianga 52 km · Pala 73 km · Bongor 74 km · Béré 78 km · Déressia 84 km · Yagoua 85 km · Laï 90 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,022; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 6%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 32.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
Religion

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 Gounou Gaya (9.6294°, 15.5132°, elevation 345 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.