Climate averages 1991–2020
Sikasso weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Sikasso: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (121 km away). In February its highs average 35.7°C, about as warm as Sikasso, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Sikasso ranks joint 2nd of 13 for the warmest February highs and 13th of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 35.0°C; Sikasso is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 37.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.9 mm to 8.7 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Koutiala in FebruaryMali · 121 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Banfora in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 125 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Bougouni in FebruaryMali · 198 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in FebruaryIvory Coast · 199 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Korhogo in FebruaryIvory Coast · 207 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Houndé in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 235 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- San in FebruaryMali · 235 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.1 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.