Mali
Gao
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Mali at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Local time
- Africa/Bamako
- Country
- Mali
- Population
- 133,110
- Elevation
- 257 m
- Airports
- GAQ
- 4.9 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 5,810 km
- 7 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Gao, month by month
- Jan29°
- Feb33°
- Mar38°
- Apr41°
- May43°
- Jun42°
- Jul39°
- Aug36°
- Sept38°
- Oct38°
- Nov35°
- Dec31°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 29°C in January to 43°C in May, with about 258 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for GaoModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Gao
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBGao
5,810 km
7 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
From AUHGao
5,740 km
7 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Bamako
- Country
- Mali
- Currency
- West African Franc XOFToday's indicative rate: XOF 100 ≈ USD 0.171Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and E220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency15ambulance17police18fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +223 · On the right
On the map
Places near Gao
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Mali at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)