Mopti weather in October

In October, Mopti sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mopti's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mopti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:12 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Mopti is city in Mali.

Density
4,655/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mopti reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 39°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Mopti

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

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

Mopti weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.211.25.4
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.6
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.3
Apr40° / 28°41.212.30.0
May41° / 29°72.712.70.0
Jun39° / 28°25712.80.7
Jul35° / 26°8014.112.82.3
Aug33° / 25°14115.612.53.2
Sep35° / 25°6310.312.12.7
Oct37° / 25°122.611.71.6
Nov36° / 22°00.111.32.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37426
47327
57327
67327
77327
87228
97228
107228
117228
127129
137228
147228
157129
167129
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257129
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277129
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mopti gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
218
317
416
515
614
713
813
912
1011
1111
1210
139
149
158
168
177
187
196
206
215
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263
273
282
292
302
312

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1441342352
2451442331
3561543301
4671742271
5671843260
6781942230
7892041210
88102241190
99112240170
1011122339160
1112122437140
1214132436130
1315132435120
1418142433110
1520142432100
162214243090
172515242980
182815232770
193115222660
203415212450
213815202240
224115192140
234515171930
244815161830
255215151620
265514141520
275814131410
286114121210
296314111110
306613101010
3169139900

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, 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
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:106:02
211.96:106:01
311.86:106:00
411.86:106:00
511.86:105:59
611.86:105:58
711.86:105:58
811.86:105:57
911.86:105:56
1011.76:115:56
1111.76:115:55
1211.76:115:54
1311.76:115:54
1411.76:115:53
1511.76:115:52
1611.76:125:52
1711.76:125:51
1811.66:125:51
1911.66:125:50
2011.66:135:50
2111.66:135:49
2211.66:135:49
2311.66:135:48
2411.66:145:48
2511.66:145:47
2611.56:145:47
2711.56:145:46
2811.56:155:46
2911.56:155:46
3011.56:155:45
3111.56:165:45

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mopti

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Mopti?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mopti.

What to pack for Mopti in October

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

In October, Mopti sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mopti in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Mopti peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highAug 19UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mopti in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mopti is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1076 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mopti?

Mopti sits at 14.5°N, 4.2°W, 268 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bandiagara, 63 km away.

KoroKé-MacinaDouentzaMoninnpébougouSan

Topography around Mopti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mopti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m.

The land around Mopti is covered by cropland (35%) and wetland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), wetland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and wetland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
408 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Bandiagara 63 km · Djenné 76 km · Bankass 85 km · Koro 128 km · Ké-Macina 139 km · Douentza 145 km · Moninnpébougou 149 km · San 153 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 Mopti (14.4843°, -4.183°, elevation 268 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).