Annual mean 21°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
29.3 °C
Coldest
15.6 °C
Wettest
52%
Windiest
2.9 m/s
Prevailing
SE
2.4 m/s average
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The average temperature in Mali over the whole year is 21°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Mali runs from May to October, peaking in August with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to April; December is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Mali are highest in March, averaging 2.1 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Mali come in November, when the sky is typically 70% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 81%.
Month by month Mali climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
16°C
11°C
15°C
22%
81%
1.7 m/s
52
7
69
February
18°C
12°C
16°C
20%
78%
1.9 m/s
54
12
66
March
22°C
16°C
22°C
23%
78%
2.1 m/s
63
26
51
April
26°C
19°C
26°C
31%
74%
2.0 m/s
51
38
30
May
28°C
22°C
30°C
41%
74%
1.9 m/s
35
39
15
June
29°C
24°C
32°C
47%
81%
1.7 m/s
25
35
8
July
29°C
24°C
32°C
47%
81%
1.5 m/s
21
36
6
August
29°C
23°C
32°C
52%
80%
1.4 m/s
21
37
6
September
28°C
22°C
30°C
43%
75%
1.3 m/s
32
36
13
October
24°C
19°C
25°C
35%
79%
1.4 m/s
53
35
33
November
22°C
16°C
22°C
23%
70%
1.4 m/s
61
29
50
December
17°C
11°C
16°C
17%
74%
1.5 m/s
52
8
71
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Mali weather by season
Year round, Mali has days of about 16°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Mali weather in winterDecember to February
High 17°CLow 12°CRain 20%
Winter in Mali has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Mali weather in springMarch to May
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 32%
Spring in Mali has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Mali weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 49%
Summer in Mali has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
Mali weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 34%
Autumn in Mali has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Mali?
The rainy (wet) season in Mali runs from May to October, peaking in August with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to April; December is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Mali windiest?
Winds in Mali are highest in March, averaging 2.1 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Mali year round?
The average temperature in Mali over the whole year is 21°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.