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Monthly climate in Sikasso, Mali

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sikasso features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1033 mm (40.7 inches) and receives 121 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sikasso enjoys an average of 3714 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 27 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sikasso, Mali §

The warmest months in Sikasso are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sikasso 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 Sikasso, 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
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sikasso, Mali §

Sikasso usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 240 mm (9.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sikasso are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sikasso, 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) 6 (0.2) 30 (1.2) 57 (2.2) 101 (4.0) 249 (9.8) 262 (10.3) 210 (8.3) 110 (4.3) 7 (0.3) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 2 5 10 15 24 28 22 14 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sikasso, Mali §

The sunniest months in Sikasso are May, June and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sikasso: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sikasso, 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 266 296 322 321 342 327 311 271 287 322 318 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 31m 11h 45m 12h 3m 12h 22m 12h 38m 12h 45m 12h 41m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 35m 11h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Sikasso, Mali §

Sikasso experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sikasso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sikasso, 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) 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 12 10 10