Kayes weather in April

In April, Kayes sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kayes's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:36 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kayes is city in Mali.

Founded
1880

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 42°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kayes reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Kayes

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
30 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.

Kayes weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°00.111.24.3
Feb36° / 22°0011.52.6
Mar39° / 25°0011.90.6
Apr42° / 28°00.112.30.0
May42° / 30°51.312.70.0
Jun39° / 29°244.512.80.6
Jul35° / 26°9811.212.82.6
Aug32° / 25°16015.112.53.3
Sep33° / 25°10811.212.13.3
Oct36° / 25°244.511.72.2
Nov36° / 22°10.211.32.2
Dec34° / 20°10.111.23.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38317
48218
58218
68218
78119
88020
98020
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kayes gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191531
291531
391531
491531
590631
690631
790631
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990631
1090631
1189731
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24801352
25791452
26781552
27781552
28761662
29751762
30751762

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:476:54
212.16:466:54
312.16:456:54
412.26:456:54
512.26:446:54
612.26:436:55
712.26:426:55
812.26:426:55
912.26:416:55
1012.26:406:55
1112.36:406:55
1212.36:396:55
1312.36:386:55
1412.36:386:55
1512.36:376:56
1612.36:366:56
1712.36:366:56
1812.36:356:56
1912.46:346:56
2012.46:346:56
2112.46:336:56
2212.46:336:57
2312.46:326:57
2412.46:316:57
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2612.46:306:57
2712.56:306:57
2812.56:296:58
2912.56:296:58
3012.56:286:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.29 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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307.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kayes

In seasonPeak

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

Kayes sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Kayes?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kayes.

What to pack for Kayes in April

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

In April, Kayes sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kayes in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kayes peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kayes 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 Kayes is worst in November — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 1567 µg/m³Aug 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May48Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul22Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kayes?

Kayes sits at 14.4°N, 11.4°W, 47 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bafoulabé, 97 km away.

SélibabyEl ’AyoûnMahinaNioroKanelKédougouMatam

Topography around Kayes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m.

The land around Kayes is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
561 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Bafoulabé 97 km · Sélibaby 112 km · El ’Ayoûn 127 km · Mahina 157 km · Nioro 217 km · Kanel 219 km · Kédougou 225 km · Matam 236 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 Kayes (14.4478°, -11.4439°, elevation 47 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).