Climate averages 1991–2020
Sikasso weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Sikasso: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 25.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 69 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 38 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (121 km away). In May its highs average 37.8°C, 2.1°C warmer than Sikasso, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Sikasso ranks 13th of 13 for the warmest May highs and 13th of 13 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 13 cities is 39.0°C; Sikasso is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 33.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 69 mm to 94 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Koutiala in MayMali · 121 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 26.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Banfora in MayBurkina Faso · 125 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.7°C · 75 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in MayBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 66 mm rain
- Bougouni in MayMali · 198 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 25.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in MayIvory Coast · 199 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 102 mm rain
- Korhogo in MayIvory Coast · 207 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.5°C · 99 mm rain
- Houndé in MayBurkina Faso · 235 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 25.6°C · 58 mm rain
- San in MayMali · 235 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 27.6°C · 20 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.