Weather in Kankan

Calculated from weather data of Modibo Keita International Airport (GABS) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	33.3	35.2	33.8	32.8	34.8	32.2
February	35.9	36.8	36.8	35.2	36.1	36.1
March	38.6	40.2	38.7	38.2	38.1	38.8
April	39.7	40.6	39.8	39.7	40.2	39.2
May	37.9		36.8	38.5	37.8	38.5
June	35.0		34.6	34.6	35.6	35.3
July	31.8		33.1	31.5	32.1	31.1
August	30.5		31.3	30.1	30.6	30.3
September	32.1		33.2	30.6	32.7	31.8
October	34.8		35.1	34.0	34.7	34.7
November	35.6		36.7	34.7	36.2	34.8
December	33.8		33.7	34.2	34.5	35.1
Average	35.3	38.2	35.3	34.5	35.3	34.8

4th highest temperature of Mali

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	17.5	18	18	17	19	18
February	20.8	21	21	20	20	21
March	23.3	26	22	22	25	24
April	26.0	28	25	26	25	27
May	25.6		24	25	26	27
June	24.1		24	24	24	24
July	22.9		24	23	23	23
August	22.2		21	23	22	22
September	22.4		23	22	23	22
October	22.1		23	22	23	21
November	18.9		20	17	20	18
December	17.4		17	18	18	18
Average	22.0	23.1	21.7	21.6	22.3	21.8

1st lowest temperature of Mali

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	121	337	309	336	316
25 °C or warmer	121	365	352	365	365
20 °C or warmer	121	365	354	365	366
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
April	0.3	1	0	0	0	1
May	1.0		1	2	2	1
June	0.8		1	3	1	0
July	2.1		1	3	2	2
August	6.7		9	6	6	7
September	1.8		0	4	1	3
October	0.5		1	0	1	1
November	0.0		0	0	0	0
December	0.0		0	0	0	0
Average	1.0	0.1	1.0	1.4	1.0	1.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	14.0	14	14	15	16	14
February	14.2	15	13	14	13	17
March	12.9	12	12	12	13	14
April	13.4	14	13	13	13	14
May	12.6		12	12	12	12
June	11.9		12	11	12	11
July	10.6		10	10	11	10
August	10.6		11	11	9	10
September	8.9		9	8	8	10
October	9.2		9	9	9	9
November	12.2		11	12	13	13
December	13.7		16	12	14	14
Average	12.2	13.7	11.9	11.5	11.8	12.3

4th highest wind speed of Mali

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
February	NE	E	NE	NE	NE
March	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
April	SE	E	NE	S	NE
May		SW	SW	SW	SW
June		SW	SW	SW	SW
July		SW	SW	SW	SW
August		W	W	SW	SW
September		SW	SW	SW	W
October		SW	E	SW	E
November		NE	NE	E	NE
December		NE	NE	NE	NE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Kankan weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Kankan?

The warmest month is April with an average temperature of 40 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Kankan?

The coldest month is August with an average daytime temperature of 31 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Kankan?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in August with a probability of around 6.8 %.

Which month is the driest in Kankan?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in November. The probability is about 0.0 %.