Climate averages 1991–2020
Kayes weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Kayes: daytime highs average 41.8°C and nights cool to about 27.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tambacounda (251 km away). In April its highs average 41.0°C, 0.8°C cooler than Kayes, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Kayes ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest April highs and 2nd of 13 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 13 cities is 39.5°C; Kayes is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 42.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 4.7 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Kayes climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 39.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 41.8°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 42.0°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 4.7 | 1.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 39.5°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 24 | 4.5 | 13.013 h |
| July | 34.5°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 98 | 11.1 | 12.913 h |
| August | 31.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 160 | 15.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 32.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 108 | 11.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.8°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 24 | 4.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 36.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| December | 34.3°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.311 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
April in nearby cities
- Tambacounda in AprilSenegal · 251 kmHigh 41.0°C · Low 25.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kita in AprilMali · 263 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 25.8°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Labé in AprilGuinea · 360 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Kati in AprilMali · 411 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 24.7°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Kolda in AprilSenegal · 415 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Siguiri in AprilGuinea · 417 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 25.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in AprilMali · 423 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 25.5°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Bamako in AprilMali · 427 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 26.0°C · 7.0 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 Kayes) is explained once on the Kayes year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.