Climate averages 1991–2020
Sikasso weather
in April.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Sikasso: daytime highs average 37.7°C and nights cool to about 25.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 22 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (121 km away). In April its highs average 39.0°C, 1.3°C warmer than Sikasso, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Sikasso ranks 13th of 13 for the warmest April highs and 13th of 13 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 13 cities is 39.5°C; Sikasso is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 31 mm to 69 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Sikasso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.512 h |
| February | 36.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.8°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 8.7 | 2.1 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 37.7°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 31 | 7.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 35.7°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 69 | 13.7 | 12.613 h |
| June | 33.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 94 | 16.5 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 185 | 23.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.4°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 265 | 25.9 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 188 | 22.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 86 | 15.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.7°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 6.8 | 1.5 | 11.612 h |
| December | 33.2°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
April in nearby cities
- Koutiala in AprilMali · 121 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 26.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Banfora in AprilBurkina Faso · 125 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 25.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in AprilBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 25.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Bougouni in AprilMali · 198 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 25.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in AprilIvory Coast · 199 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 77 mm rain
- Korhogo in AprilIvory Coast · 207 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 72 mm rain
- Houndé in AprilBurkina Faso · 235 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 26.1°C · 28 mm rain
- San in AprilMali · 235 kmHigh 40.1°C · Low 26.4°C · 8.8 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 Sikasso) is explained once on the Sikasso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.