Climate averages 1991–2020
Kita weather
in May.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Kita: daytime highs average 39.0°C and nights cool to about 26.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 43 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kati (157 km away). In May its highs average 37.9°C, 1.1°C cooler than Kita, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Kita ranks 7th of 13 for the warmest May highs and 7th of 13 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 13 cities is 39.0°C; Kita is level with that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 4.0°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 92 mm.
The annual picture
May 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
Kita climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.1°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 35.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 1.3 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.9°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 3.8 | 1.3 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 39.0°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 21 | 5.3 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 92 | 13.6 | 12.913 h |
| July | 30.1°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 193 | 21.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 259 | 24.2 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 188 | 20.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.5°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 57 | 10.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 34.0°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 2.0 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| December | 33.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.411 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
May in nearby cities
- Kati in MayMali · 157 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in MayMali · 169 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 26.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Bamako in MayMali · 171 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 26.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Siguiri in MayGuinea · 183 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 24.9°C · 54 mm rain
- Kayes in MayMali · 263 kmHigh 42.0°C · Low 29.4°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Bougouni in MayMali · 283 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 25.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Kankan in MayGuinea · 296 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 126 mm rain
- Ségou in MayMali · 352 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 27.4°C · 16 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 Kita) is explained once on the Kita year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.