Climate averages 1991–2020
Kayes weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Kayes: daytime highs average 39.5°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tambacounda (251 km away). In March its highs average 39.4°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 March highs and joint 2nd of 13 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 13 cities is 37.9°C; Kayes is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 41.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Tambacounda in MarchSenegal · 251 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Kita in MarchMali · 263 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Labé in MarchGuinea · 360 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 19.1°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Kati in MarchMali · 411 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Kolda in MarchSenegal · 415 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Siguiri in MarchGuinea · 417 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in MarchMali · 423 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Bamako in MarchMali · 427 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 2.1 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 Kayes) is explained once on the Kayes year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.