Climate averages 1991–2020
Kayes weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Kayes: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 19.4°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 January (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tambacounda (251 km away). In January its highs average 34.5°C, 0.8°C warmer than Kayes, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Kayes ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest January highs and 3rd of 13 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 13 cities is 32.0°C; Kayes is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 36.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Tambacounda in JanuarySenegal · 251 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kita in JanuaryMali · 263 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Labé in JanuaryGuinea · 360 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 16.8°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Kati in JanuaryMali · 411 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 16.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kolda in JanuarySenegal · 415 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Siguiri in JanuaryGuinea · 417 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in JanuaryMali · 423 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Bamako in JanuaryMali · 427 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.5 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.