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 43°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 49 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 20 mm while November barely receives 0 mm.
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Summers
Extreme heat
Highs near 43°C in June.
About 281 days a year above 32 °C
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Winters
Mild
Lows near 12°C in January.
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Rain
Very dry
About 49 mm of rain a year.
Wettest in August
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Sky & trend
Sunny
Clear skies most days.
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 (°C) | 28 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 43 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 36 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 29 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 41 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (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 (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
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| Cloud cover (%) | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 39 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 21 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| 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 (m/s) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
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.