Climate averages 1991–2020
Sikasso weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Sikasso: daytime highs average 37.8°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 8.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (121 km away). In March its highs average 38.3°C, about as warm as Sikasso, with 2.2 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Sikasso ranks joint 9th of 13 for the warmest March highs and 13th of 13 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 13 cities is 37.9°C; Sikasso is level with that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 37.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.7 mm to 31 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Koutiala in MarchMali · 121 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Banfora in MarchBurkina Faso · 125 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in MarchBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Bougouni in MarchMali · 198 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in MarchIvory Coast · 199 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Korhogo in MarchIvory Coast · 207 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 22.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Houndé in MarchBurkina Faso · 235 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 24.1°C · 5.3 mm rain
- San in MarchMali · 235 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 23.3°C · 1.0 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.