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Sikasso, Mali climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Sikasso has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1163 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 289 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)Sikasso climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 83 | 145 | 255 | 289 | 238 | 88 | 8 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 83 | 145 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 255 | 289 | 238 | 88 | 8 | 0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 28 | 30 | 48 | 64 | 66 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 30 | 27 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 22 | 17 | 24 | 42 | 56 | 66 | 78 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 54 | 33 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 28 | 30 | 48 | 64 | 66 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 22 | 17 | 24 | 42 | 56 | 66 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 30 | 27 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 54 | 33 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Sikasso, a weather station, about 4 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.