Climate averages 1991–2020

Mopti weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.

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

Average high 34.8°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 19.3°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Mopti: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 19.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is San (153 km away). In February its highs average 35.5°C, 0.7°C warmer than Mopti, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Mopti ranks 9th of 13 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 35.0°C; Mopti is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 38.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

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

Every month, side by side

Mopti climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Mopti, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	31.8°C16.9°C	16.9°C	0.9	0.2	11.411 h
February, selected	34.8°C19.3°C	19.3°C	0.1	0.0	11.712 h
March	38.2°C22.8°C	22.8°C	0.5	0.2	12.012 h
April	40.5°C26.2°C	26.2°C	3.8	1.2	12.512 h
May	40.9°C28.4°C	28.4°C	7.4	2.6	12.813 h
June	39.1°C28.0°C	28.0°C	25	6.8	13.013 h
July	35.1°C25.7°C	25.7°C	80	13.9	12.913 h
August	32.2°C24.3°C	24.3°C	141	15.6	12.613 h
September	34.5°C24.8°C	24.8°C	63	10.3	12.212 h
October	37.7°C25.1°C	25.1°C	12	2.6	11.812 h
November	36.2°C21.5°C	21.5°C	0.4	0.1	11.511 h
December	33.0°C18.2°C	18.2°C	0	0.0	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Mopti

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 Mopti) is explained once on the Mopti year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.