Climate averages 1991–2020
San weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in San: daytime highs average 38.6°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the joint 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 Koutiala (118 km away). In March its highs average 38.3°C, about as warm as San, with 2.2 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, San ranks 2nd of 13 for the warmest March highs and 6th of 13 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 13 cities is 37.9°C; San is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 40.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.0 mm to 8.8 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
San climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.5°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| February | 35.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 38.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 1.0 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.1°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 8.8 | 2.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.6°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 20 | 5.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 37.2°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 43 | 10.2 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 123 | 17.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 196 | 20.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 32.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 107 | 14.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 26 | 5.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.8°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
| December | 33.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Koutiala in MarchMali · 118 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Ségou in MarchMali · 148 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mopti in MarchMali · 153 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Sikasso in MarchMali · 235 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 23.9°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in MarchBurkina Faso · 244 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Houndé in MarchBurkina Faso · 250 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 24.1°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in MarchBurkina Faso · 270 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Banfora in MarchBurkina Faso · 296 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 13 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 San) is explained once on the San year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.