Kidal, Mali climate
BWh Hot desert
Kidal has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 109°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 54°F at night. Precipitation totals about 2 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 0.8 inches while November barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kidal climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 82 | 89 | 96 | 104 | 108 | 109 | 106 | 102 | 104 | 101 | 93 | 85 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 71 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 82 | 89 | 96 | 104 | 108 | 109 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 96 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 106 | 102 | 104 | 101 | 93 | 85 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 94 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 71 |
| Avg low (°F) | 82 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 5 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 36 | 21 | 25 | 31 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 39 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 21 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 46 | 36 | 21 | 25 | 31 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 32 | 43 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.