Kpalimé in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kpalimé sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 388 mm of rain over about 66 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 388 mm; 66 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 2.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kpalimé in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kpalimé reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Kpalimé

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.

Kpalimé 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° / 22°	21	4.3	11.6	4.3
Feb	33° / 23°	39	8.3	11.8	3.4
Mar	33° / 23°	92	18.7	12	2.8
Apr	32° / 23°	123	21.3	12.1	2.9
May	31° / 23°	173	25.6	12.3	2.8
Jun	29° / 22°	202	26.9	12.4	3.2
Jul	28° / 22°	213	27.1	12.4	3.6
Aug	28° / 22°	210	27.1	12.2	3.7
Sep	29° / 22°	235	27.7	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 22°	156	25.8	11.8	3.1
Nov	32° / 22°	53	12.9	11.7	3.9
Dec	32° / 22°	21	5	11.6	4.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kpalimé gets around 388 mm of rain over 66 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 6 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 24 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 5.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kpalimé

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

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

Kpalimé sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

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May

Jun

Jul

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Is spring a good time to visit Kpalimé?

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.

2.8

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 Kpalimé.

What to pack for Kpalimé in Spring

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

In spring, Kpalimé sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 66 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kpalimé 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 Kpalimé peaks around March 24 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)	9	11	13	13	11	11	10	10	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	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kpalimé 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 Kpalimé is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 24 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)	139	92	47	44	31	27	24	24	27	38	45	104
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	139	Unhealthy
Feb	92	Unhealthy
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	31	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	104	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kpalimé?

Kpalimé sits at 6.9°N, 0.6°E, 225 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Hohoe, 33 km away.

Topography around Kpalimé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kpalimé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 969 m.

The land around Kpalimé is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

89 m

trees 44%

16 km

866 m

trees 81%

80 km

969 m

trees 37%

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Spring weather nearby: Hohoe 33 km · Ho 38 km · Kpandu 39 km · Notsé 59 km · Badou 76 km · Tsévié 83 km · Dzodze 84 km · Akatsi 87 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 Kpalimé (6.9°, 0.6333°, elevation 225 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.