Sotouboua in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sotouboua sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 317 mm of rain over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 317 mm; 51 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 2.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sotouboua in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua

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.

Sotouboua 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	0.7	11.6	4.3
Feb	35° / 22°	17	2.9	11.7	3.3
Mar	34° / 23°	58	10.3	11.9	2.8
Apr	33° / 23°	112	18.3	12.2	2.8
May	31° / 23°	148	22.7	12.4	3.0
Jun	30° / 22°	177	24.8	12.5	3.3
Jul	28° / 21°	248	28.3	12.4	3.4
Aug	28° / 21°	287	28.5	12.3	3.5
Sep	29° / 21°	242	27	12.1	3.2
Oct	31° / 21°	112	18.1	11.8	3.6
Nov	33° / 21°	12	3	11.6	4.0
Dec	33° / 20°	3	0.7	11.5	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sotouboua gets around 317 mm of rain over 51 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 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 5.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sotouboua

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

Sotouboua's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Sotouboua?

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.

2.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sotouboua.

What to pack for Sotouboua in Spring

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

In spring, Sotouboua sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 51 days see rain.

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UV index in Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (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	12	13	12	11	11	11	13	12	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua is worst in January — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 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)	120	100	48	40	22	18	16	16	18	29	42	100
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	120	Unhealthy
Feb	100	Unhealthy
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	100	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Sotouboua?

Sotouboua sits at 8.6°N, 1.0°E, 380 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Sokodé, 49 km away.

Topography around Sotouboua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sotouboua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Sotouboua is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (33%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

290 m

grassland 31%

16 km

366 m

grassland 33%

80 km

786 m

shrubs 35%

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Spring weather nearby: Sokodé 49 km · Tchamba 71 km · Bassar 80 km · Bassila 90 km · Bafilo 93 km · Anié 94 km · Banté 101 km · Dambai 104 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 Sotouboua (8.5634°, 0.984°, elevation 380 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.