Niellé in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Niellé sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 161 mm of rain over about 30 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 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 36°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 161 mm; 30 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.1; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Niellé in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Niellé reaches about 36°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Niellé

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

36 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.

Niellé 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	33° / 19°	2	0.4	11.5	4.6
Feb	35° / 22°	4	1	11.7	2.9
Mar	37° / 24°	18	3.9	11.9	1.9
Apr	36° / 25°	54	10.7	12.2	1.9
May	34° / 24°	89	15.6	12.5	2.5
Jun	32° / 23°	108	17	12.6	3.3
Jul	30° / 22°	205	24.5	12.5	3.4
Aug	29° / 22°	259	26.5	12.3	3.3
Sep	30° / 22°	190	23.6	12.1	3.4
Oct	32° / 22°	82	14.2	11.8	3.8
Nov	34° / 21°	10	1.9	11.5	3.9
Dec	33° / 19°	1	0.2	11.4	4.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Niellé gets around 161 mm of rain over 30 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

DaylightNight

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 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Niellé

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Monsoon

Dust

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May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

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Is spring a good time to visit Niellé?

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.

2.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Niellé.

What to pack for Niellé in Spring

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

In spring, Niellé sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Niellé 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 Niellé peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	14	12	13	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	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	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 Niellé 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 Niellé is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 11 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)	40	52	43	39	22	18	13	11	15	23	25	35
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	52	Poor
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	35	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Niellé?

Niellé sits at 10.2°N, 5.6°W, 342 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Diawala, 19 km away.

Topography around Niellé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niellé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 337 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m.

The land around Niellé is covered by cropland (40%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

cropland 40%

16 km

290 m

cropland 42%

80 km

488 m

cropland 39%

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Spring weather nearby: Diawala 19 km · Zégoua 32 km · Nambingué 35 km · M’Bengué 37 km · Kadiolo 42 km · Kaouara 48 km · Massiogo 55 km · Ouangolodougou 58 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 Niellé (10.1981°, -5.6234°, elevation 342 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.