Mopti, Mali climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Mopti has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 41°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 16°C at night. Precipitation totals about 522 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 175 mm while December barely receives 0 mm.
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)Mopti climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 131 | 175 | 103 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 36 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 175 | 103 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 36 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 22 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 52 | 31 | 25 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 22 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 48 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 69 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 36 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 73 | 71 | 52 | 31 | 25 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ambodedjo, a weather station, about 12 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.