WMO Normals
Gao Climate & Temperature
- Gao, Mali is at 16°16'N, 0°3'W, 260 m (853 ft). See map.
- Gao has a subtropical desert / low-latitude arid hot climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: BWh)
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Gao is situated in or near the tropical thorn woodland biome.
- The average annual temperature is 29.9 degrees Celsius (85.8 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 12.3 °C (22.1°F). This indicates that the continentality type is oceanic, subtype truly oceanic.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 188.6 mm (7.4 inches) which is equivalent to 188.6 Litres/m² (4.63 Gallons/ft²).
- On average there are 3385 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Gao you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Laucala Bay, Fiji where you would find a Tropical wet climate (Subtropical moist forest biome).
Gao Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 31 (87) | 34 (93) | 37 (99) | 41 (105) | 43 (109) | 42 (107) | 39 (102) | 37 (99) | 39 (102) | 39 (103) | 36 (96) | 31 (88) | 37 (99) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | 23 (73) | 26 (78) | 29 (84) | 32 (90) | 35 (96) | 35 (95) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 28 (82) | 24 (75) | 30 (86) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | 15 (59) | 17 (63) | 21 (70) | 25 (77) | 29 (83) | 29 (84) | 27 (80) | 26 (78) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 20 (68) | 16 (61) | 23 (73) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0) | 6 (0) | 22 (1) | 57 (2) | 69 (3) | 28 (1) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 189 (7) | ||
| Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day %) | 0.5 (2) | 0.5 (2) | 0.5 (2) | 0.5 (2) | 1 (3) | 4 (13) | 9 (29) | 10 (32) | 7 (23) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 34 (9) | ||
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 9h 23' | 9h 33' | 9h 21' | 9h 20' | 9h 36' | 8h 52' | 9h 11' | 8h 36' | 9h 12' | 9h 32' | 9h 44' | 8h 50' | 9h 16' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 11h 15' | 11h 35' | 12h 01' | 12h 29' | 12h 52' | 13h 04' | 12h 58' | 12h 39' | 12h 12' | 11h 44' | 11h 20' | 11h 09' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 84 (16) | 83 (17) | 79 (21) | 75 (25) | 75 (25) | 68 (32) | 71 (29) | 69 (31) | 76 (24) | 82 (18) | 87 (13) | 80 (20) | 77 (23) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 53.8 | 63 | 74 | 85.7 | 86 | 82.8 | 85.6 | 85.7 | 74.3 | 62.7 | 53.6 | 50.3 | 71.5 |
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