Climate averages 1991–2020

Ségou weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.

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

Average high 34.7°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 20.0°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 Ségou: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th 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 42 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (145 km away). In February its highs average 35.7°C, 1.0°C warmer than Ségou, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Ségou ranks joint 10th of 13 for the warmest February highs and joint 5th of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 35.0°C; Ségou is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 37.9°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

Ségou climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Ségou, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	31.6°C17.6°C	17.6°C	1.4	0.2	11.411 h
February, selected	34.7°C20.0°C	20.0°C	0.2	0.1	11.712 h
March	37.9°C23.2°C	23.2°C	0.7	0.2	12.012 h
April	39.8°C26.2°C	26.2°C	4.3	1.4	12.412 h
May	39.4°C27.4°C	27.4°C	16	4.0	12.713 h
June	37.0°C26.4°C	26.4°C	39	7.9	12.913 h
July	32.4°C24.1°C	24.1°C	126	16.3	12.813 h
August	30.3°C23.2°C	23.2°C	183	19.9	12.613 h
September	31.5°C23.5°C	23.5°C	114	14.1	12.212 h
October	34.6°C23.8°C	23.8°C	21	4.2	11.812 h
November	34.9°C21.0°C	21.0°C	0.4	0.1	11.512 h
December	32.2°C18.4°C	18.4°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 Ségou

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