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Monthly climate in Kayes, Mali

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kayes features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 37 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 428 mm (16.9 inches) and receives 42 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kayes enjoys an average of 3696 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kayes, Mali §

The warmest months in Kayes are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 37 °C (95 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 29 °C (80 - 85 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kayes experiences 329 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, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kayes, Mali §

Kayes usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 12 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kayes are January, March and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kayes, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 19 (0.7) 90 (3.5) 174 (6.9) 123 (4.9) 19 (0.7) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 14 11 3 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kayes, Mali §

The sunniest months in Kayes are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kayes: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kayes, 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 254 286 334 328 342 322 321 288 297 314 296 309
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 21m 11h 39m 12h 2m 12h 27m 12h 47m 12h 57m 12h 52m 12h 34m 12h 11m 11h 47m 11h 26m 11h 16m

Solar UV radiation in Kayes, Mali §

Kayes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kayes UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kayes, 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 9 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 8