Kangaba weather in January

In January, Kangaba sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kangaba's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kangaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:02 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kangaba reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Kangaba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kangaba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kangaba gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.72 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 — January's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kangaba

In seasonPeak

None of Kangaba's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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
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Mar
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Jun
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Aug
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Is January a good time to visit Kangaba?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kangaba for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kangaba in January

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

In January, Kangaba sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kangaba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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).

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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
January 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).