Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mali features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1606 mm (63.2 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mali enjoys an average of 3561 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Mali are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mali experiences 324 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 36°C (98°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) |
Mean maximum | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) |
Average high | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
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Mali usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 394 mm (15.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mali are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 68 (2.7) | 178 (7.0) | 360 (14.2) | 453 (17.8) | 369 (14.5) | 146 (5.8) | 22 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Mali are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mali: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 262 | 298 | 335 | 321 | 328 | 305 | 277 | 247 | 262 | 296 | 302 | 322 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 29m | 11h 44m | 12h 3m | 12h 23m | 12h 40m | 12h 48m | 12h 44m | 12h 29m | 12h 10m | 11h 50m | 11h 33m | 11h 24m |
Mali experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December 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 Mali UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |