Annual mean 31°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
42.4 °C
Coldest
26.6 °C
Wettest
77%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
SE
4.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Gao over the whole year is 31°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 43°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Gao runs from June to October, peaking in August with a 65% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to May; January is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Gao are highest in June, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Gao come in February, when the sky is typically 21% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 62%.
Month by month Gao 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
30°C
20°C
23°C
0%
33%
2.8 m/s
82
42
43
February
34°C
23°C
27°C
5%
21%
2.8 m/s
52
61
20
March
38°C
28°C
33°C
6%
28%
2.9 m/s
11
52
1
April
41°C
30°C
36°C
1%
29%
3.1 m/s
2
21
0
May
43°C
33°C
40°C
26%
26%
3.2 m/s
2
3
0
June
41°C
30°C
38°C
53%
29%
4.1 m/s
1
7
0
July
36°C
29°C
36°C
61%
43%
3.5 m/s
2
17
2
August
33°C
27°C
34°C
65%
55%
3.3 m/s
3
35
0
September
33°C
26°C
36°C
58%
49%
2.5 m/s
5
20
0
October
38°C
28°C
37°C
34%
32%
2.1 m/s
0
7
0
November
35°C
22°C
30°C
5%
26%
2.6 m/s
15
81
2
December
31°C
19°C
26°C
0%
62%
1.8 m/s
49
49
21
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 Gao weather by season
Year round, Gao has days of about 30°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 43°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 33°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 31°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around January. 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.
Gao weather in winterDecember to February
High 32°CLow 20°CRain 2%
Winter in Gao has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Gao weather in springMarch to May
High 41°CLow 30°CRain 11%
Spring in Gao has typical daily highs of about 41°C and lows of about 30°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Gao weather in summerJune to August
High 37°CLow 28°CRain 59%
Summer in Gao has typical daily highs of about 37°C and lows of about 28°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
Gao weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 35°CLow 25°CRain 32%
Autumn in Gao has typical daily highs of about 35°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Gao?
The rainy (wet) season in Gao runs from June to October, peaking in August with a 65% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to May; January is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Gao windiest?
Winds in Gao are highest in June, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Gao year round?
The average temperature in Gao over the whole year is 31°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 43°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.