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When to go to Kayes

Twelve months of averages for Kayes, and what they say about when to go.

When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

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.

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Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): October to July.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): July to September.
The warmest month is April (42°C) and the coolest August (31°C). The wettest is August (250 mm) and the driest February (0 mm); about 709 mm of rain falls in a year.

Kayes: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanHot
FebHot
MarHot
AprHot
MayHot
JunHot
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctHot
NovHot
DecHot

Month by month

Every month in Kayes

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Kayes by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	33°C	16°C	1 mm	21%	38%	5.4	23°C	Hot
February	36°C	19°C	0 mm	16%	33%	6	24°C	Hot
March	40°C	22°C	1 mm	14%	42%	6.7	27°C	Hot
April	42°C	26°C	1 mm	16%	49%	7	31°C	Hot
May	42°C	29°C	13 mm	25%	59%	6.8	35°C	Hot
June	39°C	28°C	65 mm	46%	66%	6.3	37°C	Hot
July	34°C	25°C	166 mm	70%	70%	5.9	39°C	Wet
August	31°C	24°C	250 mm	81%	77%	5.5	39°C	Wet
September	31°C	24°C	171 mm	81%	61%	5.8	37°C	Wet
October	34°C	23°C	39 mm	68%	49%	5.8	34°C	Hot
November	34°C	19°C	2 mm	44%	38%	5.5	29°C	Hot
December	33°C	16°C	0 mm	30%	39%	5.2	25°C	Hot

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

33°C

16°C

1 mm

21%

38%

5.4

23°C

Hot

February

36°C

19°C

0 mm

16%

33%

24°C

Hot

March

40°C

22°C

1 mm

14%

42%

6.7

27°C

Hot

April

42°C

26°C

1 mm

16%

49%

31°C

Hot

May

42°C

29°C

13 mm

25%

59%

6.8

35°C

Hot

June

39°C

28°C

65 mm

46%

66%

6.3

37°C

Hot

July

34°C

25°C

166 mm

70%

5.9

39°C

Wet

August

31°C

24°C

250 mm

81%

77%

5.5

39°C

Wet

September

31°C

24°C

171 mm

81%

61%

5.8

37°C

Wet

October

34°C

23°C

39 mm

68%

49%

5.8

34°C

Hot

November

34°C

19°C

2 mm

44%

38%

5.5

29°C

Hot

December

33°C

16°C

0 mm

30%

39%

5.2

25°C

Hot