Bassar in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bassar sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 269 mm of rain over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 269 mm; 46 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 2.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bassar in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bassar reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Bassar

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

5 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.

Bassar 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° / 20°	3	0.7	11.5	4.1
Feb	35° / 22°	14	2.5	11.7	2.9
Mar	35° / 24°	46	8.6	11.9	2.4
Apr	34° / 25°	92	16.5	12.2	2.5
May	32° / 24°	132	21.2	12.4	2.8
Jun	30° / 23°	140	21.7	12.5	3.3
Jul	29° / 22°	204	27.1	12.5	3.3
Aug	28° / 22°	252	27.7	12.3	3.3
Sep	30° / 22°	279	27.7	12.1	2.9
Oct	32° / 22°	171	21.4	11.8	3.0
Nov	34° / 21°	23	4.6	11.6	3.6
Dec	34° / 20°	3	0.7	11.5	4.1

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

Bassar gets around 269 mm of rain over 46 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 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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 Bassar

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bassar sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bassar?

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.

2.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bassar.

What to pack for Bassar in Spring

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

In spring, Bassar sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bassar 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 Bassar peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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)	8	9	11	13	12	11	11	12	13	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Bassar 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 Bassar is worst in December — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.0× the cleanest month (August, 15 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)	103	86	48	40	22	18	16	15	18	29	50	122
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	103	Unhealthy
Feb	86	Unhealthy
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	122	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bassar?

Bassar sits at 9.3°N, 0.8°E, 388 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Sokodé, 49 km away.

Topography around Bassar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bassar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m.

The land around Bassar is covered by trees (34%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), cropland (22%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

474 m

trees 34%

16 km

518 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

766 m

shrubs 33%

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Spring weather nearby: Sokodé 49 km · Bafilo 54 km · Kara 56 km · Niamtougou 68 km · Tchamba 74 km · Sotouboua 80 km · Ouaké 80 km · Yendi 89 km

Togo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,384; 2025
Happiness: 4.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 21%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 28.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 397
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 Bassar (9.2502°, 0.7821°, elevation 388 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.