Climate averages 1991–2020
Gao weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Gao: daytime highs average 41.7°C and nights cool to about 28.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.6 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 05 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Timbuktu (321 km away). In June its highs average 41.2°C, 0.5°C cooler than Gao, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Gao ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest June highs and 2nd of 13 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 13 cities is 36.5°C; Gao is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 39.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.6 mm to 31 mm.
The annual picture
June 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 | 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Timbuktu in JuneMali · 321 kmHigh 41.2°C · Low 28.4°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Kaya in JuneBurkina Faso · 371 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 25.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Niamey in JuneNiger · 384 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 27.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in JuneBurkina Faso · 393 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 26.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Pouytenga in JuneBurkina Faso · 449 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Saaba in JuneBurkina Faso · 458 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in JuneBurkina Faso · 463 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 25.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JuneBurkina Faso · 470 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 51 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.