Kati in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kati sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 37 mm of rain over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 37 mm; 10 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 1.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kati in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C.

A typical spring day in Kati reaches about 38°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Kati

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

32 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Kati 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° / 17°	1	0.2	11.3	5.5
Feb	34° / 20°	1	0.1	11.6	3.7
Mar	37° / 23°	2	0.5	11.9	1.8
Apr	39° / 26°	7	2.3	12.3	0.8
May	38° / 26°	28	6.9	12.6	1.3
Jun	34° / 25°	86	14.7	12.7	2.5
Jul	30° / 23°	202	23	12.7	3.3
Aug	29° / 23°	258	24.6	12.4	3.4
Sep	30° / 23°	165	21.1	12.1	3.5
Oct	33° / 22°	47	9.4	11.7	3.6
Nov	34° / 20°	2	0.2	11.4	3.7
Dec	32° / 17°	0	0	11.3	5.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kati gets around 37 mm of rain over 10 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 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 6.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kati

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kati sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Kati?

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.

1.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kati.

What to pack for Kati in Spring

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

In spring, Kati sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Kati 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 Kati peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (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	11	14	11	13	11	12	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kati 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 Kati is worst in February — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (August, 18 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)	57	67	66	56	36	32	22	18	27	44	58	59
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	57	Unhealthy
Feb	67	Unhealthy
Mar	66	Unhealthy
Apr	56	Unhealthy
May	36	Poor
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	58	Unhealthy
Dec	59	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kati?

Kati sits at 12.7°N, 8.1°W, 423 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Dialakorodji, 13 km away.

Topography around Kati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 452 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Kati is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (33%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%), grassland (26%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

175 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

294 m

grassland 33%

80 km

406 m

shrubs 43%

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Spring weather nearby: Dialakorodji 13 km · Bamako 18 km · Sangarébougou 19 km · Kalaban Koro 20 km · Moribabougou 24 km · Kabala 25 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 26 km · Sibi 50 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 Kati (12.7441°, -8.0726°, elevation 423 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.