Kayes weather by month & the best time to visit
Mali · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Kayes is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with January close behind. Kayes averages about 3,252 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 33°C / 91°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,252
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 709 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 195k
- Elevation
- 50 m
When is the best time to visit Kayes?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kayes is December, then January. The dullest month is April (0/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kayes?
Kayes is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,252 hours of sunshine a year. 89 Sunshine Score points separate December (89) from April (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Mali for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 3,252 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 83% of the year's 709 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| February | 49 | 37° / 99°F | 19° / 66°F | 0 mm | 11 |
| March | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 22° / 72°F | 1 mm | 12 |
| April | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 26° / 79°F | 1 mm | 12 |
| May | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 29° / 84°F | 13 mm | 12 |
| June | 26 | 39° / 102°F | 28° / 82°F | 65 mm | 11 |
| July | 57 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 166 mm | 11 |
| August | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 250 mm | 11 |
| September | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 171 mm | 11 |
| October | 73 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 39 mm | 11 |
| November | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| December | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 0 mm | 9 |
Nearby places for sunshine
- Bamako Mali · 431 km · best in Dec · 3,087 h sun/yr
- Serekunda Gambia · 581 km · best in Jan · 3,054 h sun/yr
- Conakry Guinea · 596 km · best in Jan · 2,463 h sun/yr
- Dakar Senegal · 611 km · best in Feb · 3,053 h sun/yr
- Nouakchott Mauritania · 647 km · best in Jan · 3,619 h sun/yr
- Ouagadougou Burkina Faso · 1,095 km · best in Jan · 3,087 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bissau Guinea-Bissau · 543 km · 2,736 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Ziguinchor Senegal · 570 km · 2,861 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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