Climate averages 1991–2020
San weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in San: daytime highs average 35.8°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (118 km away). In November its highs average 34.6°C, 1.2°C cooler than San, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, San ranks 3rd of 13 for the warmest November highs and 5th of 13 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 13 cities is 34.6°C; San is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Koutiala in NovemberMali · 118 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Ségou in NovemberMali · 148 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Mopti in NovemberMali · 153 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sikasso in NovemberMali · 235 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in NovemberBurkina Faso · 244 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Houndé in NovemberBurkina Faso · 250 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in NovemberBurkina Faso · 270 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Banfora in NovemberBurkina Faso · 296 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 20.9°C · 5.8 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.