Climate averages 1991–2020
Sikasso weather
in July.
A hot, very wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Sikasso: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 185 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 43 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (121 km away). In July its highs average 31.0°C, 1.4°C warmer than Sikasso, with 156 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Sikasso ranks 12th of 13 for the warmest July highs and 8th of 13 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 13 cities is 32.5°C; Sikasso is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 185 mm to 265 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Koutiala in JulyMali · 121 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 156 mm rain
- Banfora in JulyBurkina Faso · 125 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 168 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in JulyBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.0°C · 166 mm rain
- Bougouni in JulyMali · 198 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.2°C · 213 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in JulyIvory Coast · 199 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 161 mm rain
- Korhogo in JulyIvory Coast · 207 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.7°C · 185 mm rain
- Houndé in JulyBurkina Faso · 235 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.6°C · 149 mm rain
- San in JulyMali · 235 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 123 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.