Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Mali.
ClimaNote covers 13 cities in Mali, starting with Bamako, Sikasso and Koutiala. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.
Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 33.1°C in Bougouni to 37.2°C in Gao, and yearly rainfall from 100 mm in Timbuktu to 937 mm in Bougouni (tied with Sikasso). The hottest city-month is May in Gao, with an average high of 42.2°C, and the coolest is January in Timbuktu, at 27.7°C. By single month, the most rain falls in August in Sikasso, with 265 mm.
April is the warmest month in 8 cities, May in 3, March in 1 and June in 1; August is the coolest in 10 cities and January in 3. August is the wettest month in every city; December is the driest in 10 cities (in 3 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, all have a month with under 1 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with more than 300 mm of rain.
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Cities in Mali
| City | Average high | Average low | Rain mm/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamako | 34°C | 22°C | 799 |
| Sikasso | 33°C | 22°C | 937 |
| Koutiala | 34°C | 22°C | 689 |
| Ségou | 35°C | 23°C | 506 |
| Kayes | 37°C | 24°C | 422 |
| Mopti | 36°C | 23°C | 333 |
| Gao | 37°C | 23°C | 117 |
| Kati | 33°C | 21°C | 798 |
| San | 35°C | 23°C | 526 |
| Bougouni | 33°C | 22°C | 937 |
| Timbuktu | 36°C | 22°C | 100 |
| Kita | 34°C | 22°C | 818 |
| Dialakorodji | 34°C | 22°C | 798 |
Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.