Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kidal features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (115 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 47 mm (1.9 inches) and receives 10 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kidal enjoys an average of 3717 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kidal are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 36 °C (95 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 23 °C (69 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kidal experiences 322 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) | 36°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (96°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Average high | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Average low | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Mean minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Minimum | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kidal, Mali with other places around the world.
Kidal usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 3 rainy days and 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kidal are March, April and November. 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) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 30 (1.2) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Kidal are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kidal: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244 | 276 | 319 | 329 | 338 | 332 | 329 | 325 | 313 | 310 | 296 | 300 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 8m | 11h 31m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 59m | 13h 12m | 13h 5m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 42m | 11h 15m | 11h 1m |
Kidal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, 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 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kidal UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |