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Monthly climate in Kayes, Bouenza, Congo

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kayes features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1159 mm (45.6 inches) and receives 176 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kayes enjoys an average of 2896 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 52 minutes to 12 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kayes, Bouenza, Congo §

The warmest months in Kayes are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kayes experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kayes, Bouenza, Congo.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kayes, Bouenza, Congo §

Kayes usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 24 rainy days and 174 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kayes are June, July and August. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kayes, Bouenza, Congo.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 124 (4.9) 144 (5.7) 123 (4.8) 155 (6.1) 79 (3.1) 9 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 19 (0.7) 126 (5.0) 179 (7.0) 187 (7.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 21 21 20 16 1 0 1 4 20 26 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Kayes, Bouenza, Congo §

The sunniest months in Kayes are February, March and May, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kayes: July, August and September receive an average of 6 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kayes, Bouenza, Congo.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 234 268 294 265 268 225 207 174 209 251 238 258
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 19m 12h 13m 12h 6m 11h 59m 11h 54m 11h 52m 11h 53m 11h 57m 12h 4m 12h 11m 12h 17m 12h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Kayes, Bouenza, Congo §

Kayes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kayes UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kayes, Bouenza, Congo.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 14 14 14 12 9 9 10 11 13 13 13