Kabala in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kabala sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 223 mm of rain over about 34 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 35°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 33°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 223 mm; 34 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kabala in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kabala reaches about 33°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Kabala

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.

Kabala 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°	6	1.3	11.5	4.5
Feb	35° / 21°	5	1.2	11.7	3.3
Mar	35° / 23°	23	4.7	11.9	2.9
Apr	34° / 23°	50	8.9	12.2	3.2
May	31° / 23°	150	20.3	12.4	3.3
Jun	29° / 22°	239	26.5	12.5	3.3
Jul	27° / 21°	293	28.8	12.5	3.5
Aug	27° / 21°	332	29.1	12.3	3.5
Sep	28° / 21°	321	28.1	12.1	3.3
Oct	29° / 21°	247	27.4	11.8	3.2
Nov	30° / 21°	67	9.9	11.6	4.8
Dec	31° / 20°	7	1.6	11.5	5.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kabala gets around 223 mm of rain over 34 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kabala

In seasonPeak

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

Kabala's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Kabala?

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.

3.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabala.

What to pack for Kabala in Spring

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

In spring, Kabala sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 34 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabala in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabala peaks around March 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	14	11	13	12	12	13	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	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kabala 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 Kabala is worst in March — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.9× the cleanest month (August, 10 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)	92	98	123	121	29	20	11	10	12	19	23	42
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	92	Unhealthy
Feb	98	Unhealthy
Mar	123	Unhealthy
Apr	121	Unhealthy
May	29	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kabala?

Kabala sits at 9.6°N, 11.6°W, 433 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Makeni, 95 km away.

Topography around Kabala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 483 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,847 m.

The land around Kabala is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

406 m

trees 72%

16 km

626 m

trees 90%

80 km

1,847 m

trees 84%

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Spring weather nearby: Makeni 95 km · Faranah 102 km · Mamou 106 km · Dogomet 119 km · Koidu 123 km · Kolenté 124 km · Arfa Moussaïa 133 km · Dabola 137 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $846; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 11%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 33; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
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 Kabala (9.5889°, -11.5526°, elevation 433 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.