Kangaba weather in October

In October, Kangaba sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kangaba's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kangaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kangaba reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°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, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63223
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How October really feels in Kangaba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kangaba weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45347
55347
65347
75446
85446
95545
105446
115446
125545
135446
145446
155545
165545
175545
185644
195644
205644
215743
225842
235842
245941
255941
266040
276139
286238
296337
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kangaba gets around 60 mm of rain over 11.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
157
256
355
454
553
652
750
849
948
1047
1146
1245
1343
1442
1540
1638
1736
1834
1932
2030
2128
2226
2324
2422
2520
2618
2716
2815
2914
3012
3111

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100018910
200018910
300018910
400018910
500018811
600018811
700018811
800028711
900028711
1000028810
1100038710
1200048610
1300058510
1400068410
150008839
160019819
1700111808
1800112798
1900214777
2001316746
2101318726
2201420705
2311521684
2412623644
2513725613
2623926573
27241027552
28361128502
29471229472
30581329431
316101429401

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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216calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:266:20
211.96:266:19
311.96:266:18
411.96:266:18
511.96:266:17
611.86:266:16
711.86:266:16
811.86:266:15
911.86:266:14
1011.86:266:14
1111.86:266:13
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1411.86:276:12
1511.76:276:11
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1911.76:276:09
2011.76:276:09
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3011.66:306:05
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.8 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 — October's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kangaba

In seasonPeak

None of Kangaba's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Kangaba?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kangaba. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kangaba in October

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

In October, Kangaba sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kangaba in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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