Climate averages 1991–2020
Sikasso weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Sikasso: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 20.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.8 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes November a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 37 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Koutiala (121 km away). In November its highs average 34.6°C, 0.9°C warmer than Sikasso, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Sikasso ranks joint 10th of 13 for the warmest November highs and 13th of 13 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 13 cities is 34.6°C; Sikasso is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.8 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Koutiala in NovemberMali · 121 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Banfora in NovemberBurkina Faso · 125 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 20.9°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in NovemberBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Bougouni in NovemberMali · 198 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in NovemberIvory Coast · 199 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Korhogo in NovemberIvory Coast · 207 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Houndé in NovemberBurkina Faso · 235 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 2.0 mm rain
- San in NovemberMali · 235 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.5 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.