Ouangolodougou in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ouangolodougou sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 180 mm of rain over about 33 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 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 180 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ouangolodougou 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 Ouangolodougou 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 Ouangolodougou

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

31 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.

Ouangolodougou 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° / 20°	2	0.5	11.5	4.6
Feb	35° / 22°	5	1.1	11.7	3.0
Mar	36° / 24°	26	5.4	11.9	2.1
Apr	35° / 25°	63	11.2	12.2	2.2
May	34° / 24°	92	15.9	12.5	2.7
Jun	32° / 23°	101	16.9	12.6	3.4
Jul	30° / 23°	190	23.4	12.5	3.4
Aug	29° / 22°	250	26.1	12.3	3.3
Sep	30° / 22°	188	23.3	12.1	3.3
Oct	32° / 22°	81	14.2	11.8	3.7
Nov	34° / 22°	12	2.5	11.5	3.9
Dec	33° / 20°	1	0.2	11.4	4.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Ouangolodougou gets around 180 mm of rain over 33 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 Ouangolodougou

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

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

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Ouangolodougou?

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.

2.3

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 Ouangolodougou.

What to pack for Ouangolodougou in Spring

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

In spring, Ouangolodougou sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ouangolodougou 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 Ouangolodougou 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 Ouangolodougou 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 Ouangolodougou is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× 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)	44	54	39	38	22	18	14	11	15	22	27	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	44	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ouangolodougou?

Ouangolodougou sits at 10.0°N, 5.1°W, 328 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Kaouara, 15 km away.

Topography around Ouangolodougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouangolodougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Ouangolodougou is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), shrubs (31%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

cropland 40%

16 km

102 m

cropland 41%

80 km

375 m

cropland 33%

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Spring weather nearby: Kaouara 15 km · Nambingué 23 km · Diawala 39 km · Ferkessédougou 42 km · Niangoloko 43 km · Niellé 58 km · Korhogo 77 km · Zégoua 80 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 Ouangolodougou (9.9684°, -5.1488°, elevation 328 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.