Koutiala weather in December

In December, Koutiala sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Koutiala's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koutiala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:40 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical December day in Koutiala reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Koutiala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 26 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
26
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Koutiala weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.211.45.2
Feb35° / 21°00.211.63.3
Mar38° / 24°20.511.91.5
Apr39° / 27°143.712.30.9
May37° / 27°388.812.61.4
Jun35° / 25°631212.72.6
Jul31° / 24°15619.512.73.4
Aug30° / 23°22923.412.43.5
Sep31° / 23°1411812.13.7
Oct34° / 23°418.811.73.4
Nov35° / 21°20.411.43.4
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107228
117228
127327
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147426
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297723
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Koutiala gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in December, the driest month. 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 December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193421
296310
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:325:51
211.36:325:52
311.36:335:52
411.36:335:52
511.36:345:52
611.36:355:53
711.36:355:53
811.36:365:53
911.36:365:54
1011.36:375:54
1111.36:375:54
1211.36:385:55
1311.36:385:55
1411.36:395:55
1511.36:395:56
1611.36:405:56
1711.36:405:57
1811.36:415:57
1911.36:415:58
2011.36:425:58
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2211.36:435:59
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2611.36:456:01
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2911.36:466:02
3011.36:466:03
3111.36:476:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Koutiala

In seasonPeak

None of Koutiala's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Koutiala sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is December a good time to visit Koutiala?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Koutiala for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Koutiala in December

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

In December, Koutiala sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koutiala in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Koutiala peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 18UV 13Jan 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Koutiala in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Koutiala is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1062 µg/m³Aug 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Koutiala?

Koutiala sits at 12.4°N, 5.5°W, 324 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bla, 70 km away.

SanSikassoBamaFinnkoloPèlèngana

Topography around Koutiala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koutiala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 361 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Koutiala is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
255 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Bla 70 km · Yorosso 75 km · Kouri 75 km · San 118 km · Sikasso 121 km · Bama 122 km · Finnkolo 125 km · Pèlèngana 142 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 Koutiala (12.3872°, -5.4651°, elevation 324 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).