Kidal weather in August

In August, Kidal sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 17 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kidal's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kidal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
6th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
32%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kidal reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13927
23927
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43927
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How August really feels in Kidal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
12 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kidal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°10.3118.4
Feb30° / 16°00.111.46.6
Mar34° / 20°0011.93.8
Apr39° / 24°0012.40.9
May41° / 28°10.412.90.0
Jun41° / 29°31.213.10.0
Jul40° / 28°93.1130.2
Aug39° / 27°175.312.60.8
Sep39° / 27°51.712.10.6
Oct37° / 24°20.311.61.7
Nov33° / 19°0011.14.7
Dec28° / 15°0010.97.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
39010
49010
59010
69010
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
158812
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298911
308911
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kidal gets around 17 mm of rain over 5.3 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
517
617
717
817
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2617
2717
2816
2916
3015
3114

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1241831244
2241830244
3231830245
4231830245
5231830245
6221830246
7221830246
8221830246
9221830246
10221830246
11221830246
12221830246
13221930236
14221929236
15231929236
16231929236
17241929226
18241928226
19252028226
20252028216
21262027216
22262027216
23272027206
24272027206
25282026206
26292026196
27302026186
28322025185
29332025175
30352024165
31372024154

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2014light breeze
2114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:356:26
212.85:366:25
312.85:366:25
412.85:366:24
512.85:366:24
612.85:376:23
712.85:376:23
812.75:376:22
912.75:386:22
1012.75:386:21
1112.75:386:20
1212.75:396:20
1312.75:396:19
1412.75:396:19
1512.65:396:18
1612.65:406:17
1712.65:406:17
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1912.65:406:15
2012.65:416:15
2112.65:416:14
2212.55:416:13
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2412.55:416:12
2512.55:426:11
2612.55:426:10
2712.55:426:09
2812.45:426:08
2912.45:426:08
3012.45:436:07
3112.45:436:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
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136.9Intense
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246.8Intense
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266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kidal

In seasonPeak

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

Kidal sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Kidal?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kidal.

What to pack for Kidal in August

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

In August, Kidal sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kidal in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Kidal peaks around March 20 at about 12 (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 highHighMar 20UV 12Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Kidal in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kidal is worst in January — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyJan 19107 µg/m³Sep 1751 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan108Unhealthy
Feb104Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul77Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kidal?

Kidal sits at 18.4°N, 1.4°E, 457 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bourem, 249 km away.

BouremGaoAndéranboukanI-n-TillitAyorouMéhanaTillabériTéra

Topography around Kidal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kidal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 460 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Kidal is covered by bare terrain (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
487 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Bourem 249 km · Gao 287 km · Andéranboukan 376 km · I-n-Tillit 379 km · Ayorou 416 km · Méhana 451 km · Tillabéri 471 km · Téra 498 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 Kidal (18.4434°, 1.4092°, elevation 457 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).