Mali Weather in December
Mali in December
The short of it: Mali in December averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & November
December in Mali brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 16°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 1.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 25 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and November.
Against its neighbours, Mali runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Donghol-Sigon, 32 km to the SSE, is 3° warmer by day.
December in Mali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donghol-SigonLabé Region | 32 km SSE | 29° | 16° | 2.0 mm |
| KédougouKedougou | 55 km NNE | 35° | 18° | 0.0 mm |
| KoubiaLabé Region | 70 km SE | 29° | 15° | 2.0 mm |
| SalémataKedougou | 83 km NW | 34° | 18° | 0.0 mm |
| LéloumaLabé Region | 84 km SSW | 28° | 15° | 4.0 mm |
| LabéLabé Region | 85 km S | 28° | 14° | 4.0 mm |
| TouguéLabé Region | 99 km SE | 30° | 13° | 1.0 mm |
| NoumoufoukhaKedougou | 99 km ENE | 34° | 18° | 0.0 mm |