Climate averages 1991–2020
Kayes weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 5th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Kayes: daytime highs average 36.6°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th 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 40 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tambacounda (251 km away). In February its highs average 36.9°C, about as warm as Kayes, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Kayes ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest February highs and joint 5th of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 35.0°C; Kayes is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 39.5°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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Tambacounda in FebruarySenegal · 251 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kita in FebruaryMali · 263 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Labé in FebruaryGuinea · 360 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Kati in FebruaryMali · 411 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kolda in FebruarySenegal · 415 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Siguiri in FebruaryGuinea · 417 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in FebruaryMali · 423 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bamako in FebruaryMali · 427 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.7 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.