Dabakala in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Dabakala sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 284 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 284 mm; 45 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.7; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Dabakala in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Dabakala reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Dabakala

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

2 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.

Dabakala 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°	12	1.8	11.6	4.0
Feb	35° / 22°	25	4.3	11.7	2.9
Mar	35° / 24°	76	12.5	11.9	2.4
Apr	34° / 24°	101	15.8	12.2	2.6
May	32° / 24°	107	17.1	12.4	3.0
Jun	31° / 23°	121	18	12.5	3.6
Jul	29° / 22°	144	21.7	12.4	3.7
Aug	29° / 22°	180	23.7	12.3	3.6
Sep	30° / 22°	193	24.7	12	3.1
Oct	32° / 22°	113	18.8	11.8	3.3
Nov	33° / 22°	37	7.1	11.6	3.8
Dec	33° / 21°	10	1.8	11.5	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Dabakala gets around 284 mm of rain over 45 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 8 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 24 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 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Dabakala

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

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

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

Rainy season

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Dabakala?

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.

2.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dabakala.

What to pack for Dabakala in Spring

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

In spring, Dabakala sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dabakala 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 Dabakala peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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)	8	12	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	8	Very high
Feb	12	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 Dabakala 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 Dabakala is worst in December — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 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)	80	74	40	38	24	20	18	16	19	26	38	91
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	80	Unhealthy
Feb	74	Unhealthy
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	24	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	38	Poor
Dec	91	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Dabakala?

Dabakala sits at 8.4°N, 4.4°W, 254 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Katiola, 78 km away.

Topography around Dabakala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dabakala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m.

The land around Dabakala is covered by trees (61%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

65 m

trees 61%

16 km

214 m

trees 78%

80 km

527 m

trees 62%

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Spring weather nearby: Katiola 78 km · Fronan 78 km · Kong 90 km · Bouaké 100 km · Niakaramandougou 100 km · M’Bahiakro 101 km · Tafiré 113 km · Sakassou 139 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 Dabakala (8.3632°, -4.4286°, elevation 254 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.