Fana weather in April

In April, Fana sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Fana's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:20 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Fana is commune and town in Koulikoro Region, Mali.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical April day in Fana reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Fana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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
25 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Fana weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.211.35.2
Feb35° / 21°00.111.63.5
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.5
Apr39° / 27°82.512.30.6
May38° / 27°306.812.61.1
Jun35° / 25°6811.512.72.4
Jul31° / 23°17921.112.73.3
Aug30° / 23°25723.312.43.4
Sep31° / 23°15518.512.13.6
Oct34° / 23°418.111.73.4
Nov35° / 21°20.211.43.4
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
57030
66931
76832
86832
96733
106733
116634
126634
136634
146535
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176337
186139
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275644
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305545

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Fana gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
54
65
75
85
95
106
116
126
137
147
158
168
179
189
1910
2010
2111
2212
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2714
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2915
3015

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
170141240
267151350
366151450
464151560
562151670
661151770
759151880
857151990
9551520100
10531521110
11511522120
12481523140
13461523150
14441524171
15421524181
16401525201
17381525221
18361525231
19341425251
20331425271
21311425282
22301325302
23281325312
24271324323
25261324334
26251324344
27241323355
28231323356
29221323367
30211323368

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:296:36
212.16:296:36
312.16:286:36
412.16:276:36
512.26:276:36
612.26:266:36
712.26:256:36
812.26:256:36
912.26:246:36
1012.26:236:36
1112.26:236:36
1212.26:226:36
1312.26:216:36
1412.36:216:36
1512.36:206:36
1612.36:206:37
1712.36:196:37
1812.36:186:37
1912.36:186:37
2012.36:176:37
2112.36:176:37
2212.46:166:37
2312.46:166:37
2412.46:156:37
2512.46:146:38
2612.46:146:38
2712.46:136:38
2812.46:136:38
2912.46:126:38
3012.46:126:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Fana

In seasonPeak

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

Fana's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Fana sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is April a good time to visit Fana?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fana.

What to pack for Fana in April

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

In April, Fana sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Fana in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Fana peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highMar 17UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Fana in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Fana is worst in February — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2262 µg/m³Aug 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May33Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fana?

Fana sits at 12.8°N, 7.0°W, 333 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Dioïla, 36 km away.

BanambaSangarébougouSégouSirakoro Méguétana

Topography around Fana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Fana is covered by grassland (34%), artificial surfaces (34%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
260 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Dioïla 36 km · Koulikoro 66 km · Toubakoura 89 km · Moribabougou 99 km · Banamba 101 km · Sangarébougou 103 km · Ségou 105 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 107 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 Fana (12.7787°, -6.9564°, elevation 333 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).