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Monthly climate in Tessalit, Kidal, Mali

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tessalit features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 37 °C (99 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 31 mm (1.2 inches) and receives 7 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tessalit enjoys an average of 3714 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 55 minutes to 13 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tessalit, Kidal, Mali §

The warmest months in Tessalit are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 37 °C (95 - 99 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 22 °C (67 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tessalit experiences 314 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 Tessalit, Kidal, 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 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tessalit, Kidal, Mali §

Tessalit usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 2 rainy days and 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tessalit are March, April and October. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tessalit, Kidal, 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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 17 (0.7) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Tessalit, Kidal, Mali §

The sunniest months in Tessalit are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tessalit: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tessalit, Kidal, 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 243 276 323 330 340 332 332 325 311 312 288 296
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 2m 11h 28m 12h 1m 12h 36m 13h 5m 13h 19m 13h 11m 12h 46m 12h 13m 11h 39m 11h 9m 10h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Tessalit, Kidal, Mali §

Tessalit experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, October and December are in the High / 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 Tessalit UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tessalit, Kidal, 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) 8 10 11 13 12 11 11 10 11 9 9 7