Climate averages 1991–2020

Kita weather
in March.

A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 38.4°C Daytime mean, March
Average low 23.2°C Night-time mean, March
Rainfall 1.3 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Kita · average highYear overview

March is a very hot month in Kita: daytime highs average 38.4°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Kati (157 km away). In March its highs average 37.4°C, 0.9°C cooler than Kita, with 2.2 mm of rain.

Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Kita ranks 3rd of 13 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 13 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 13 cities is 37.9°C; Kita is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.

From March to April, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 39.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 3.8 mm.

The annual picture

March in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 15202530354045 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 3000

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Kita climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Kita, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 33.1°C18.3°C18.3°C0.30.111.411 h
February 35.9°C20.6°C20.6°C0.40.111.712 h
March, selected 38.4°C23.2°C23.2°C1.30.512.112 h
April 39.9°C25.8°C25.8°C3.81.312.412 h
May 39.0°C26.8°C26.8°C215.312.713 h
June 35.0°C24.7°C24.7°C9213.612.913 h
July 30.1°C22.7°C22.7°C19321.112.813 h
August 28.6°C22.1°C22.1°C25924.212.613 h
September 29.4°C22.0°C22.0°C18820.912.212 h
October 31.5°C22.1°C22.1°C5710.011.812 h
November 34.0°C19.8°C19.8°C2.00.311.512 h
December 33.3°C18.5°C18.5°C0.20.111.411 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

Distance from Kita

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kita) is explained once on the Kita year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.