Douentza weather in June

In June, Douentza sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 21 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Douentza's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douentza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:46 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical June day in Douentza reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 3°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Douentza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Douentza weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°10.111.27.2
Feb32° / 18°0011.55.2
Mar36° / 22°00.111.92.6
Apr39° / 26°2112.30.5
May40° / 28°62.412.70.0
Jun38° / 28°217.712.90.9
Jul35° / 26°9315.512.82.2
Aug33° / 24°13117.212.53.1
Sep34° / 25°5210.412.12.8
Oct36° / 24°102.511.72.2
Nov34° / 20°10.111.33.8
Dec30° / 16°0011.16.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57327
67327
77327
87426
97525
107624
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Douentza gets around 21 mm of rain over 7.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
116
216
317
417
517
618
718
818
919
1019
1120
1220
1321
1421
1522
1623
1725
1826
1928
2029
2130
2231
2332
2433
2534
2635
2735
2836
2937
3038

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1212336190
2192337200
3172239220
4162140230
5142141250
6122041260
7111942271
891843291
981843301
1071743321
1161643331
1261543352
1351542362
1441442382
1541341402
1641240423
1731139443
1831137463
1931036484
202935504
212933515
222832535
232730565
241729576
251627597
261526617
271525618
281423639
2914226310
3013216411

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:456:34
212.85:456:34
312.85:456:35
412.85:456:35
512.85:456:35
612.95:456:36
712.95:456:36
812.95:456:36
912.95:456:37
1012.95:456:37
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2012.95:466:40
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2212.95:476:40
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 6.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Douentza

In seasonPeak

In June, Douentza sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Douentza sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Douentza?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douentza.

What to pack for Douentza in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Douentza sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Douentza in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Douentza peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Douentza in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Douentza is worst in February — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1872 µg/m³Aug 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Douentza?

Douentza sits at 15.0°N, 3.0°W, 307 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bandiagara, 102 km away.

BandiagaraKoroBankassMoptiDiréTitaoOuahigouyaGoundam

Topography around Douentza

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Douentza.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douentza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 298 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m.

The land around Douentza is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
795 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Bandiagara 102 km · Koro 106 km · Bankass 120 km · Mopti 145 km · Diré 147 km · Titao 168 km · Ouahigouya 169 km · Goundam 174 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Douentza (15.0061°, -2.9517°, elevation 307 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).