Kita weather in August

In August, Kita sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 259 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kita's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
259 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:29 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Kita is town and urban commune in western Mali.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kita reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
23023
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43023
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73023
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283023
293023
303023
313023

How August really feels in Kita

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Kita weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.4
Feb36° / 22°00.111.62.7
Mar39° / 25°10.511.91.0
Apr40° / 27°41.312.30.1
May39° / 28°215.412.60.6
Jun35° / 26°9213.712.82.3
Jul31° / 24°19321.112.73.4
Aug29° / 23°25924.212.43.4
Sep30° / 23°18820.912.13.5
Oct33° / 23°5710.111.73.7
Nov35° / 20°20.311.43.4
Dec34° / 19°00.111.24.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41783
51783
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121585
131486
141486
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221684
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292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kita gets around 259 mm of rain over 24.2 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 78% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
376
476
577
677
778
878
979
1079
1179
1279
1379
1479
1579
1679
1779
1879
1979
2078
2178
2278
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2478
2578
2678
2778
2877
2977
3077
3176

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
16919
17928
18928
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31928

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:277:02
212.66:277:01
312.66:277:01
412.66:277:00
512.56:277:00
612.56:277:00
712.56:286:59
812.56:286:59
912.56:286:59
1012.56:286:58
1112.56:286:58
1212.56:286:57
1312.56:296:57
1412.56:296:56
1512.46:296:56
1612.46:296:55
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1812.46:296:54
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2012.46:296:53
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2212.46:306:52
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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114.5Bright
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274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kita

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Kita?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kita.

What to pack for Kita in August

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

In August, Kita sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kita in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Kita peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kita 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 Kita is worst in February — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2259 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May35Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kita?

Kita sits at 13.0°N, 9.5°W, 350 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Mahina, 117 km away.

MahinaSibiKatiKintinianSagaloKalaban KoroKabalaKolokani

Topography around Kita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m.

The land around Kita is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
294 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
521 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Mahina 117 km · Sibi 145 km · Kati 157 km · Kintinian 160 km · Sagalo 161 km · Kalaban Koro 166 km · Kabala 167 km · Kolokani 168 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 Kita (13.0389°, -9.4882°, elevation 350 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).