Climate averages 1991–2020
Sikasso weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 6th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Sikasso: daytime highs average 33.2°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (121 km away). In December its highs average 33.2°C, about as warm as Sikasso, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Sikasso ranks joint 3rd of 13 for the warmest December highs and joint 5th of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 32.6°C; Sikasso is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.5 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Koutiala in DecemberMali · 121 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Banfora in DecemberBurkina Faso · 125 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in DecemberBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Bougouni in DecemberMali · 198 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in DecemberIvory Coast · 199 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 19.4°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Korhogo in DecemberIvory Coast · 207 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Houndé in DecemberBurkina Faso · 235 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- San in DecemberMali · 235 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 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.