Kayes weather in June

In June, Kayes sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kayes's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
4th warmest
Overnight low
29°
11th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:21 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Kayes is city in Mali.

Founded
1880

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kayes reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and about 4°C warmer than July.

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How June really feels in Kayes

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

Kayes weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kayes gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
120172427120
218162429140
317152330150
415132332160
513122234180
612112236190
710102137210
8992039220
9882040240
10781942250
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12561743280
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Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:207:07
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.76 kWh/m².

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 — June's 6.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kayes

In seasonPeak

In June, 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 June a good time to visit Kayes?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kayes.

What to pack for Kayes in June

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

In June, Kayes sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kayes in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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