Vavoua in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Vavoua sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 266 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 10% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 266 mm; 45 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Vavoua 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 Vavoua reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Vavoua

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.

Vavoua 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° / 21°	15	2.6	11.6	3.7
Feb	35° / 23°	34	5.9	11.8	2.7
Mar	34° / 24°	78	13.4	11.9	2.6
Apr	33° / 24°	91	15.3	12.2	2.8
May	32° / 23°	97	16.6	12.3	3.1
Jun	31° / 23°	98	17.3	12.4	3.7
Jul	29° / 22°	98	18.4	12.4	4.2
Aug	29° / 22°	141	20.5	12.2	4.1
Sep	30° / 22°	173	23.7	12	3.4
Oct	31° / 22°	100	18	11.8	3.8
Nov	32° / 22°	38	8.9	11.7	4.3
Dec	33° / 21°	11	2.8	11.6	4.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Vavoua gets around 266 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 Vavoua

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

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

Vavoua sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Vavoua?

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.

2.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vavoua.

What to pack for Vavoua in Spring

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

In spring, Vavoua sees daytime highs around 33°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 Vavoua 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 Vavoua peaks around April 14 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)	10	12	13	13	12	11	9	12	13	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Vavoua 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 Vavoua is worst in February — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× 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)	58	59	33	35	21	17	15	12	13	18	25	47
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	58	Unhealthy
Feb	59	Unhealthy
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	35	Poor
May	21	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Vavoua?

Vavoua sits at 7.4°N, 6.5°W, 276 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Baoutifla, 16 km away.

Topography around Vavoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vavoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m.

The land around Vavoua is covered by grassland (37%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

grassland 37%

16 km

137 m

trees 70%

80 km

596 m

trees 72%

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Spring weather nearby: Baoutifla 16 km · Bonoufla 28 km · Bédiala 31 km · Vrouo 36 km · Mignouré 36 km · Pélézi 39 km · Luénoufla 43 km · Zuénoula 47 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 Vavoua (7.3819°, -6.4778°, elevation 276 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.