Mali Weather in September
Mali in September
The short of it: Mali in September averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 9° · rain 91 mm · daylight 12 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & August
Thirty years of records give Mali an average September high of 18°, a low of 9° and some 91 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from August to about 18°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 20 min in mid-September, 66 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and August.
Against its neighbours, Mali runs cooler than most and wetter than most in September. Gaolou, 11 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
September in Mali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 5° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h