Finnkolo in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Finnkolo sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 126 mm of rain over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Finnkolo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Finnkolo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 126 mm; 26 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 2.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Finnkolo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Finnkolo reaches about 35°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Finnkolo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Finnkolo weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 18°	2	0.4	11.4	5.5
Feb	34° / 21°	2	0.6	11.6	3.7
Mar	36° / 24°	11	2.4	11.9	2.3
Apr	36° / 26°	38	8.5	12.2	2.0
May	34° / 25°	76	14.6	12.5	2.6
Jun	32° / 23°	95	17.2	12.6	3.5
Jul	29° / 22°	179	24	12.6	3.6
Aug	28° / 22°	254	26	12.4	3.6
Sep	29° / 22°	177	22.3	12.1	3.7
Oct	32° / 22°	84	15.3	11.7	3.8
Nov	33° / 21°	7	1.6	11.5	4.3
Dec	32° / 18°	0	0	11.4	5.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Finnkolo gets around 126 mm of rain over 26 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Finnkolo

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In spring, Finnkolo overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Finnkolo sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Finnkolo?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Finnkolo.

What to pack for Finnkolo in Spring

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

In spring, Finnkolo sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Finnkolo in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Finnkolo peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	10	14	11	13	11	11	12	12	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Finnkolo in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Finnkolo is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	41	55	50	41	23	20	14	11	17	24	25	35
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	41	Poor
Feb	55	Unhealthy
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	35	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Finnkolo?

Finnkolo sits at 11.3°N, 5.5°W, 381 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Sikasso, 18 km away.

Topography around Finnkolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Finnkolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m.

The land around Finnkolo is covered by shrubs (47%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

125 m

shrubs 47%

16 km

223 m

shrubs 44%

80 km

455 m

shrubs 38%

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Spring weather nearby: Sikasso 18 km · Orodara 72 km · Kadiolo 85 km · Zégoua 88 km · Karankasso 95 km · Banfora 108 km · Niellé 120 km · Koutiala 125 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

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 Finnkolo (11.2682°, -5.5105°, elevation 381 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.