Climate averages 1991–2020
Gao weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Gao: daytime highs average 33.3°C and nights cool to about 16.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Timbuktu (321 km away). In February its highs average 31.1°C, 2.2°C cooler than Gao, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Gao ranks 12th of 13 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 35.0°C; Gao is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.0°C to 37.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Gao climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| February, selected | 33.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 37.2°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 40.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.512 h |
| May | 42.2°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 2.3 | 0.8 | 12.913 h |
| June | 41.7°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 7.6 | 2.8 | 13.113 h |
| July | 39.0°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 31 | 7.9 | 13.013 h |
| August | 37.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 56 | 11.2 | 12.713 h |
| September | 39.2°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 16 | 4.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 39.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.7°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| December | 31.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Timbuktu in FebruaryMali · 321 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 15.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kaya in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 371 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Niamey in FebruaryNiger · 384 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 393 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Pouytenga in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 449 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Saaba in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 458 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 463 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 470 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Gao) is explained once on the Gao year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.