Climate averages 1991–2020
Kayes weather
in July.
A very hot, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Kayes: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 25.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 98 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes July a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 54 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tambacounda (251 km away). In July its highs average 33.3°C, 1.2°C cooler than Kayes, with 123 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Kayes ranks 4th of 13 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 13 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 13 cities is 32.5°C; Kayes is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 98 mm to 160 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Tambacounda in JulySenegal · 251 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 24.7°C · 123 mm rain
- Kita in JulyMali · 263 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 193 mm rain
- Labé in JulyGuinea · 360 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 18.7°C · 305 mm rain
- Kati in JulyMali · 411 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 202 mm rain
- Kolda in JulySenegal · 415 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 204 mm rain
- Siguiri in JulyGuinea · 417 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 260 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in JulyMali · 423 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 202 mm rain
- Bamako in JulyMali · 427 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 198 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.