Juba in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Juba sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 249 mm of rain over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 249 mm; 41 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 2.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Juba in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Juba 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 Juba

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.

Juba 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	36° / 24°	4	1	11.8	2.5
Feb	37° / 25°	6	1.4	11.8	1.7
Mar	37° / 26°	30	7.3	12	1.7
Apr	35° / 25°	97	15.5	12.1	2.3
May	32° / 24°	122	18.5	12.2	3.0
Jun	31° / 23°	111	17.3	12.3	3.6
Jul	30° / 22°	127	19	12.3	3.9
Aug	30° / 22°	135	21	12.2	3.7
Sep	31° / 22°	113	17.9	12	3.7
Oct	31° / 22°	172	20.8	11.9	3.4
Nov	32° / 23°	72	11.5	11.8	3.7
Dec	34° / 23°	9	2.2	11.7	3.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Juba gets around 249 mm of rain over 41 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 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 Juba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Juba?

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

4.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Juba.

What to pack for Juba in Spring

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

In spring, Juba sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 41 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Juba 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 Juba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (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)	11	13	15	13	11	10	11	13	13	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Juba 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 Juba is worst in December — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.2× the cleanest month (May, 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)	88	32	17	11	10	17	19	14	13	11	22	90
Level	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	88	Unhealthy
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	90	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Juba?

Juba sits at 4.9°N, 31.6°E, 518 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Torit, 120 km away.

Topography around Juba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Juba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Juba is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

109 m

artificial surfaces 86%

16 km

289 m

grassland 71%

80 km

958 m

grassland 74%

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Spring weather nearby: Torit 120 km · Yei 131 km · Moyo 133 km · Pajok 148 km · Bor 151 km · Yumbe 159 km · Adjumani 166 km · Koboko 174 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Prices: ≈ 6% of US; price level, 2021
GDP per capita: $1,080; 2015
Happiness: 2.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate: 14; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 36.7; 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 Juba (4.8517°, 31.5825°, elevation 518 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.