Bouna in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bouna sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 204 mm of rain over about 37 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 37°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 204 mm; 37 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 2.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bouna in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bouna reaches about 35°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Bouna

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

34 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.

Bouna 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° / 20°	3	0.7	11.5	3.7
Feb	36° / 23°	10	2	11.7	2.3
Mar	37° / 25°	38	7.4	11.9	1.7
Apr	35° / 25°	76	13.6	12.2	2.1
May	34° / 24°	89	15.8	12.4	2.7
Jun	32° / 23°	87	15.9	12.5	3.5
Jul	30° / 23°	128	20.1	12.5	3.8
Aug	29° / 22°	179	23.1	12.3	3.7
Sep	30° / 22°	166	22.3	12.1	3.6
Oct	32° / 23°	75	13.2	11.8	3.7
Nov	34° / 22°	13	3.1	11.6	3.4
Dec	34° / 20°	2	0.5	11.5	3.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bouna gets around 204 mm of rain over 37 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 9 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 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bouna

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

Bouna's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bouna sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

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Mar

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May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

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Is spring a good time to visit Bouna?

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.

2.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bouna.

What to pack for Bouna in Spring

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

In spring, Bouna sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bouna 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 Bouna peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (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)	9	11	13	13	12	11	11	12	13	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bouna 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 Bouna is worst in December — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 12 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	62	36	34	20	16	14	12	14	22	39	104
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	62	Unhealthy
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	104	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bouna?

Bouna sits at 9.3°N, 3.0°W, 318 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Batié, 69 km away.

Topography around Bouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Bouna is covered by shrubs (35%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

shrubs 35%

16 km

136 m

shrubs 58%

80 km

422 m

shrubs 50%

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Spring weather nearby: Batié 69 km · Doropo 71 km · Flakièdougou 89 km · Wa 103 km · Gaoua 120 km · Damongo 131 km · Bondoukou 138 km · Jirapa 145 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 Bouna (9.2693°, -2.9951°, elevation 318 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.