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Monthly climate in Gao, Mali

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gao features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (115 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 135 mm (5.3 inches) and receives 23 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gao enjoys an average of 3777 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 9 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gao, Mali §

The warmest months in Gao are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 36 °C (93 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 26 °C (74 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gao 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 Gao, Mali.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 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gao, Mali §

Gao usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gao are January, March and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gao, Mali.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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 27 (1.1) 79 (3.1) 13 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 3 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gao, Mali §

The sunniest months in Gao are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gao: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gao, Mali.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 253 286 327 326 337 331 336 323 319 316 305 313
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 15m 11h 36m 12h 2m 12h 30m 12h 52m 13h 4m 12h 58m 12h 38m 12h 11m 11h 44m 11h 21m 11h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Gao, Mali §

Gao experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, October 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 Gao UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gao, Mali.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) 9 10 11 13 12 11 13 13 12 10 10 9