Tafiré in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tafiré sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 273 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 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 273 mm; 45 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Tafiré in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Tafiré 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 Tafiré

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Tafiré 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°	9	1.6	11.5	4.1
Feb	35° / 22°	19	3.9	11.7	2.9
Mar	35° / 24°	67	10.8	11.9	2.4
Apr	34° / 24°	99	16.1	12.2	2.6
May	33° / 24°	107	17.7	12.4	2.9
Jun	31° / 23°	107	17.3	12.5	3.5
Jul	29° / 22°	162	24	12.5	3.5
Aug	29° / 22°	202	25.4	12.3	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	191	25	12.1	3.1
Oct	32° / 22°	99	17.4	11.8	3.5
Nov	33° / 22°	27	6.1	11.6	3.9
Dec	33° / 20°	5	0.9	11.5	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tafiré gets around 273 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 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 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Tafiré

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

Tafiré's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Jun

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Is spring a good time to visit Tafiré?

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.

2.6

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 Tafiré.

What to pack for Tafiré in Spring

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tafiré 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 Tafiré peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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	12	14	12	13	11	11	12	13	12	9	7
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	12	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	7	Very high

Air quality in Tafiré 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 Tafiré is worst in February — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× 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)	51	62	38	38	22	19	15	12	15	23	30	53
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	51	Poor
Feb	62	Unhealthy
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	53	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Tafiré?

Tafiré sits at 9.1°N, 5.2°W, 408 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Niakaramandougou, 48 km away.

Topography around Tafiré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tafiré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m.

The land around Tafiré is covered by trees (56%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

64 m

trees 56%

16 km

170 m

trees 51%

80 km

424 m

trees 47%

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Spring weather nearby: Niakaramandougou 48 km · Ferkessédougou 58 km · Kong 62 km · Tortiya 66 km · Dikodougou 67 km · Korhogo 67 km · Fronan 95 km · Ouangolodougou 100 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 Tafiré (9.0688°, -5.164°, elevation 408 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.