Climate averages 1991–2020
Gao weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in Gao: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 19.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Timbuktu (321 km away). In November its highs average 33.7°C, 2.0°C cooler than Gao, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Gao ranks 4th of 13 for the warmest November highs and 1st of 13 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 13 cities is 34.6°C; Gao is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 4.0°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Timbuktu in NovemberMali · 321 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kaya in NovemberBurkina Faso · 371 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Niamey in NovemberNiger · 384 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in NovemberBurkina Faso · 393 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Pouytenga in NovemberBurkina Faso · 449 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Saaba in NovemberBurkina Faso · 458 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in NovemberBurkina Faso · 463 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in NovemberBurkina Faso · 470 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.1 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.