Podor in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Podor sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 35°C in early March to 41°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 18 km/h
Travel score: 1.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Podor in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 35°C in early March to 41°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Podor reaches about 38°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Podor

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

38 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.

Podor 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	31° / 18°	4	0.2	11.1	5.6
Feb	33° / 20°	1	0.1	11.4	4.3
Mar	36° / 22°	0	0.1	11.9	2.6
Apr	38° / 24°	0	0	12.4	1.1
May	40° / 25°	0	0.1	12.8	0.0
Jun	40° / 26°	2	0.5	13	0.2
Jul	37° / 26°	12	2.5	12.9	1.6
Aug	36° / 26°	48	6.9	12.6	2.2
Sep	37° / 27°	43	6.7	12.1	1.7
Oct	38° / 26°	12	2.3	11.6	1.0
Nov	36° / 23°	0	0.1	11.2	2.4
Dec	33° / 19°	1	0.1	11	4.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Podor gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 18 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 12 h 54 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 7.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Podor

In seasonPeak

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

Podor sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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Is spring a good time to visit Podor?

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.

1.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Podor.

What to pack for Podor in Spring

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

In spring, Podor sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Podor in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Podor peaks around March 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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	12	10	10	10	10	11	11	9	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Podor 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 Podor is worst in February — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 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)	126	134	103	104	108	105	57	37	42	63	66	113
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	126	Unhealthy
Feb	134	Unhealthy
Mar	103	Unhealthy
Apr	104	Unhealthy
May	108	Unhealthy
Jun	105	Unhealthy
Jul	57	Unhealthy
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	63	Unhealthy
Nov	66	Unhealthy
Dec	113	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Podor?

Podor sits at 16.6°N, 15.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ndioum, 37 km away.

Topography around Podor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Podor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m.

The land around Podor is covered by grassland (34%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (86%) within 80 km.

3 km

15 m

grassland 34%

16 km

27 m

grassland 51%

80 km

81 m

grassland 86%

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Spring weather nearby: Ndioum 37 km · Tékane 42 km · Dagana 71 km · Bogué 75 km · Richard-Toll 82 km · Rosso 91 km · Boutilimitt 104 km · Aleg 120 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / D / E / K; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 36% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,955; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 27%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.3; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 23.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 442
Religion

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 Podor (16.6489°, -14.9607°, elevation 0 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.