Pajok in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Pajok sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 532 mm of rain over about 60 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 31°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 532 mm; 60 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Pajok in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Pajok reaches about 31°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Pajok

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 43 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.

Pajok 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° / 21°	20	3.7	11.8	4.0
Feb	34° / 22°	23	4.9	11.9	3.3
Mar	33° / 22°	100	13.3	12	3.1
Apr	31° / 21°	219	22.6	12.1	3.2
May	29° / 20°	214	23.8	12.2	3.7
Jun	29° / 20°	153	21.3	12.2	4.2
Jul	28° / 19°	149	22.6	12.2	4.3
Aug	28° / 19°	204	26.2	12.1	3.9
Sep	29° / 19°	217	23.6	12	3.8
Oct	29° / 20°	281	25.4	11.9	3.6
Nov	30° / 19°	173	19.3	11.8	4.0
Dec	31° / 20°	51	7.8	11.8	4.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Pajok gets around 532 mm of rain over 60 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 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 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 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Pajok?

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.

3.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pajok.

What to pack for Pajok in Spring

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

In spring, Pajok sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 60 days see rain.

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UV index in Pajok in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pajok peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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	14	15	14	12	11	11	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Pajok 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 Pajok is worst in January — around 137 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.7× the cleanest month (April, 11 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)	137	65	22	11	12	20	20	15	13	13	26	113
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	137	Unhealthy
Feb	65	Unhealthy
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	12	Good
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	113	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Pajok?

Pajok sits at 3.9°N, 32.5°E, 823 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Torit, 62 km away.

Topography around Pajok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pajok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 834 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,635 m.

The land around Pajok is covered by grassland (54%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%), shrubs (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

83 m

grassland 54%

16 km

594 m

shrubs 50%

80 km

2,635 m

grassland 53%

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Spring weather nearby: Torit 62 km · Kitgum 79 km · Moyo 87 km · Adjumani 94 km · Gulu 123 km · Opit 139 km · Yumbe 144 km · Juba 148 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 Pajok (3.8651°, 32.4821°, elevation 823 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.