Climate averages 1991–2020
San weather
in October.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in San: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (118 km away). In October its highs average 32.9°C, 2.5°C cooler than San, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, San ranks 5th of 13 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 13 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 13 cities is 34.1°C; San is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 35.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 26 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Koutiala in OctoberMali · 118 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Ségou in OctoberMali · 148 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 23.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Mopti in OctoberMali · 153 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Sikasso in OctoberMali · 235 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 86 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in OctoberBurkina Faso · 244 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 57 mm rain
- Houndé in OctoberBurkina Faso · 250 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 49 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in OctoberBurkina Faso · 270 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Banfora in OctoberBurkina Faso · 296 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 65 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.