Koro weather in April

In April, Koro sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Koro's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Koro is city in Mali.

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 40°C through the month.

A typical April day in Koro reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°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)
13924
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94025
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How April really feels in Koro

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.

Koro weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°10.111.36.1
Feb34° / 18°0011.54.0
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.5
Apr40° / 25°51.512.30.1
May40° / 28°82.812.60.1
Jun38° / 27°287.112.81.2
Jul34° / 25°991512.72.6
Aug32° / 24°15917.612.53.3
Sep34° / 24°6910.812.13.1
Oct37° / 23°143.411.72.0
Nov36° / 19°0011.32.9
Dec32° / 16°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26733
36733
46733
56733
66634
76634
86634
96535
106535
116535
126634
136634
146634
156733
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196634
206634
216535
226535
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266337
276337
286238
296238
306238

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Koro gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
53
63
73
83
93
104
114
124
134
145
155
165
175
185
196
206
216
227
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257
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287
297
307

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1913510
2894610
3894610
4865720
5846820
6846820
7827920
88081020
97891030
1076101130
1175111130
1273111240
1372121240
1470131340
1567141351
1666151351
1764151461
1863161461
1962161561
2060171571
2159171671
2258171681
2356181781
2455181791
25531818101
26521819101
27521719111
28511720111
29491721121
30481721131

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:13 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:136:20
212.16:136:21
312.16:126:21
412.26:116:21
512.26:116:21
612.26:106:21
712.26:096:21
812.26:086:21
912.26:086:21
1012.26:076:21
1112.26:066:21
1212.36:066:21
1312.36:056:22
1412.36:046:22
1512.36:046:22
1612.36:036:22
1712.36:026:22
1812.36:026:22
1912.46:016:22
2012.46:016:22
2112.46:006:23
2212.45:596:23
2312.45:596:23
2412.45:586:23
2512.45:586:23
2612.45:576:23
2712.45:576:24
2812.55:566:24
2912.55:566:24
3012.55:556:24

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.97 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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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
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Koro

In seasonPeak

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

Koro sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is April a good time to visit Koro?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koro.

What to pack for Koro in April

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

In April, Koro sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koro in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Koro peaks around March 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Koro 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 Koro is worst in February — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2270 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul22Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Koro?

Koro sits at 14.1°N, 3.1°W, 260 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bankass, 48 km away.

DouentzaTouganTitaoGourcyMopti

Topography around Koro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 m around an average of 257 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Koro is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
5 m
16 km
15 m
80 km
505 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
April weather nearby: Bankass 48 km · Bandiagara 66 km · Ouahigouya 89 km · Douentza 106 km · Tougan 110 km · Titao 114 km · Gourcy 123 km · Mopti 128 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 Koro (14.064°, -3.0754°, elevation 260 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).