Kangaba weather in April

In April, Kangaba sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.9 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 46% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kangaba's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kangaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:26 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Kangaba is town and commune and seat of the Cercle of Kangaba in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali.

Founded
1050

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 Kangaba 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 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13926
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43926
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63926
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How April really feels in Kangaba

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
14 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.

Kangaba 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
Jan33° / 19°10.211.44.7
Feb35° / 22°10.111.63.0
Mar38° / 25°20.711.91.4
Apr39° / 27°102.912.30.8
May37° / 26°428.212.51.5
Jun33° / 24°11216.912.72.8
Jul30° / 23°21623.412.63.4
Aug29° / 23°26025.812.43.3
Sep30° / 22°18021.412.13.5
Oct32° / 22°6011.111.73.7
Nov34° / 20°30.611.53.8
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
76931
86832
96832
106832
116634
126634
136634
146535
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176337
186238
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206139
216040
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255842
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295842
305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kangaba gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
55
65
76
86
96
107
117
127
138
148
159
169
1710
1810
1911
2011
2112
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2414
2514
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2715
2815
2916
3016

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1511521121
2501522121
3481523131
4471523141
5451624141
6431625151
7421625161
8401726161
9381727171
10361727182
11331728202
12311728212
13291728232
14271729243
15261729263
16241629283
17221629294
18201529314
19191529335
20171429346
21161428366
22151328377
23141228388
24131228399
251211274010
261111274010
271110274111
281010274112
29109264214
3098264215

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
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279calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:356:41
212.16:356:41
312.16:346:41
412.16:336:41
512.16:336:41
612.26:326:41
712.26:316:41
812.26:316:41
912.26:306:42
1012.26:306:42
1112.26:296:42
1212.26:286:42
1312.26:286:42
1412.26:276:42
1512.36:276:42
1612.36:266:42
1712.36:256:42
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1912.36:246:42
2012.36:246:42
2112.36:236:42
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2312.36:226:42
2412.36:226:43
2512.46:216:43
2612.46:216:43
2712.46:206:43
2812.46:206:43
2912.46:196:43
3012.46:196:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kangaba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kangaba 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 Kangaba?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kangaba.

What to pack for Kangaba in April

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kangaba in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kangaba peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kangaba 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 Kangaba is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2059 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kangaba?

Kangaba sits at 11.9°N, 8.4°W, 343 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Sibi, 50 km away.

Dialakorodji

Topography around Kangaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kangaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m.

The land around Kangaba is covered by cropland (36%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Sibi 50 km · Kabala 78 km · Kalaban Koro 83 km · Yanfolila 88 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 89 km · Bamako 89 km · Kati 98 km · Dialakorodji 99 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 Kangaba (11.9333°, -8.4167°, elevation 343 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).