Bonoua in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bonoua sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 467 mm of rain over about 77 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Bonoua's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Bonoua has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Bonoua's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
467 mm
77 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Bonoua in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Bonoua reaches about 29°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How spring really feels in Bonoua

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Bonoua 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
Jan29° / 25°5815.511.75.0
Feb29° / 26°6917.911.84.2
Mar30° / 26°10723.4123.6
Apr29° / 26°13024.912.13.3
May29° / 25°23028.912.23.1
Jun27° / 25°25727.812.33.6
Jul26° / 24°13622.612.34.5
Aug26° / 24°7619.312.25.0
Sep26° / 24°10421.7124.6
Oct28° / 24°13027.211.93.8
Nov29° / 25°11126.311.83.5
Dec29° / 25°7921.911.74.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bonoua gets around 467 mm of rain over 77 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 miserable — 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 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bonoua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bonoua sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bonoua?

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.

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bonoua.

What to pack for Bonoua in Spring

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

In spring, Bonoua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 77 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bonoua in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bonoua 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 Bonoua peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bonoua 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 Bonoua is worst in January — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1671 µg/m³Aug 2422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr40Poor
May29Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bonoua?

Bonoua sits at 5.3°N, 3.6°W, 30 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Grand-Bassam, 17 km away.

KoumassiMarcoryAbidjanAboisso

Topography around Bonoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m.

The land around Bonoua is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
297 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Grand-Bassam 17 km · Ahigbé Koffikro 28 km · Adiaké 32 km · Bingerville 33 km · Koumassi 41 km · Marcory 44 km · Abidjan 46 km · Aboisso 48 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

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 Bonoua (5.2725°, -3.5962°, elevation 30 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.