Nara weather in April
In April, Nara sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Nara's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nara's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 40°
- 2nd warmest
- Overnight low
- 26°
- 9th coldest
- Rainfall
- 2 mm
- 0.5 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 18 min
- 6:19 AM – 6:40 PM
- Cloud cover
- 33%
- 3rd clearest
- Wind
- 12 km/h
- 7th windiest
- Solar energy
- 7.23 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 0.1
- out of 10
Nara is human settlement in Mali.
- Density
- 18/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in April
Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.
A typical April day in Nara reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 43°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 1°C cooler than May.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 24 |
| 2 | 39 | 24 |
| 3 | 39 | 24 |
| 4 | 39 | 25 |
| 5 | 40 | 25 |
| 6 | 40 | 25 |
| 7 | 40 | 25 |
| 8 | 40 | 25 |
| 9 | 40 | 25 |
| 10 | 40 | 25 |
| 11 | 40 | 25 |
| 12 | 40 | 25 |
| 13 | 40 | 25 |
| 14 | 40 | 26 |
| 15 | 40 | 26 |
| 16 | 40 | 26 |
| 17 | 40 | 26 |
| 18 | 40 | 26 |
| 19 | 40 | 26 |
| 20 | 41 | 26 |
| 21 | 41 | 26 |
| 22 | 41 | 26 |
| 23 | 41 | 27 |
| 24 | 41 | 27 |
| 25 | 41 | 27 |
| 26 | 41 | 27 |
| 27 | 41 | 27 |
| 28 | 41 | 27 |
| 29 | 41 | 27 |
| 30 | 41 | 27 |
How April really feels in Nara
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.
The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Nara weather by month
How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 16° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 34° / 19° | 1 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 37° / 22° | 0 | 0 | 11.9 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 40° / 26° | 2 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 41° / 28° | 6 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 40° / 28° | 14 | 4.1 | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 36° / 26° | 71 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 33° / 25° | 138 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 35° / 25° | 55 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 2.7 |
| Oct | 38° / 24° | 13 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 36° / 21° | 1 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 32° / 17° | 0 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 5.2 |
Cloud cover in April
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 |
| Cloudier (%) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | 19 |
| 2 | 81 | 19 |
| 3 | 82 | 18 |
| 4 | 82 | 18 |
| 5 | 81 | 19 |
| 6 | 81 | 19 |
| 7 | 80 | 20 |
| 8 | 80 | 20 |
| 9 | 79 | 21 |
| 10 | 79 | 21 |
| 11 | 79 | 21 |
| 12 | 78 | 22 |
| 13 | 77 | 23 |
| 14 | 77 | 23 |
| 15 | 77 | 23 |
| 16 | 76 | 24 |
| 17 | 76 | 24 |
| 18 | 76 | 24 |
| 19 | 76 | 24 |
| 20 | 75 | 25 |
| 21 | 75 | 25 |
| 22 | 75 | 25 |
| 23 | 75 | 25 |
| 24 | 75 | 25 |
| 25 | 75 | 25 |
| 26 | 74 | 26 |
| 27 | 74 | 26 |
| 28 | 74 | 26 |
| 29 | 73 | 27 |
| 30 | 73 | 27 |
Chance of precipitation in April
Nara gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 2 |
| 19 | 2 |
| 20 | 2 |
| 21 | 2 |
| 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 3 |
| 24 | 3 |
| 25 | 3 |
| 26 | 3 |
| 27 | 3 |
| 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 4 |
| 30 | 4 |
Humidity in April
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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Comfortable (%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Humid (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 93 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 93 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 93 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 92 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 91 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 90 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | 89 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | 89 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 88 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 87 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 87 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | 87 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 84 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | 84 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | 83 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | 82 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | 82 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | 81 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 80 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | 80 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | 78 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Wind in April
Winds average 12 km/h in April.
Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | light breeze |
| 2 | 13 | light breeze |
| 3 | 13 | light breeze |
| 4 | 13 | light breeze |
| 5 | 13 | light breeze |
| 6 | 13 | light breeze |
| 7 | 13 | light breeze |
| 8 | 12 | light breeze |
| 9 | 12 | light breeze |
| 10 | 12 | light breeze |
| 11 | 12 | light breeze |
| 12 | 12 | light breeze |
| 13 | 12 | light breeze |
| 14 | 12 | light breeze |
| 15 | 12 | light breeze |
| 16 | 12 | calm |
| 17 | 12 | calm |
| 18 | 12 | calm |
| 19 | 12 | calm |
| 20 | 12 | calm |
| 21 | 12 | calm |
| 22 | 12 | calm |
| 23 | 12 | calm |
| 24 | 12 | calm |
| 25 | 12 | calm |
| 26 | 12 | calm |
| 27 | 12 | calm |
| 28 | 12 | calm |
| 29 | 12 | calm |
| 30 | 11 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in April
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 6:30 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:42 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:30 | 6:29 | 6:28 | 6:28 | 6:27 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:25 | 6:24 | 6:23 | 6:23 | 6:22 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:11 | 6:11 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.1 | 6:30 | 6:38 |
| 2 | 12.1 | 6:29 | 6:38 |
| 3 | 12.2 | 6:28 | 6:38 |
| 4 | 12.2 | 6:28 | 6:38 |
| 5 | 12.2 | 6:27 | 6:38 |
| 6 | 12.2 | 6:26 | 6:38 |
| 7 | 12.2 | 6:26 | 6:38 |
| 8 | 12.2 | 6:25 | 6:38 |
| 9 | 12.2 | 6:24 | 6:39 |
| 10 | 12.3 | 6:23 | 6:39 |
| 11 | 12.3 | 6:23 | 6:39 |
| 12 | 12.3 | 6:22 | 6:39 |
| 13 | 12.3 | 6:21 | 6:39 |
| 14 | 12.3 | 6:21 | 6:39 |
| 15 | 12.3 | 6:20 | 6:39 |
| 16 | 12.3 | 6:19 | 6:40 |
| 17 | 12.4 | 6:19 | 6:40 |
| 18 | 12.4 | 6:18 | 6:40 |
| 19 | 12.4 | 6:17 | 6:40 |
| 20 | 12.4 | 6:17 | 6:40 |
| 21 | 12.4 | 6:16 | 6:40 |
| 22 | 12.4 | 6:15 | 6:41 |
| 23 | 12.4 | 6:15 | 6:41 |
| 24 | 12.4 | 6:14 | 6:41 |
| 25 | 12.5 | 6:14 | 6:41 |
| 26 | 12.5 | 6:13 | 6:41 |
| 27 | 12.5 | 6:12 | 6:42 |
| 28 | 12.5 | 6:12 | 6:42 |
| 29 | 12.5 | 6:11 | 6:42 |
| 30 | 12.5 | 6:11 | 6:42 |
Solar energy in April
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.23 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 2 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 3 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 4 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 5 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 6 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 7 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 8 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 9 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 10 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 11 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 12 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 13 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 14 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 15 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 16 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 17 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 18 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 19 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 20 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 21 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 22 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 23 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 24 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 25 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 26 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 27 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 28 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 29 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 30 | 7.2 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Nara
In April, Nara sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Nara sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.
Is April a good time to visit Nara?
Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nara.
What to pack for Nara in April
From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In April, Nara sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index in Nara in April
Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nara peaks around August 18 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Very high |
| Feb | 10 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Air quality in Nara in April
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Nara is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 73 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 45 | 47 | 66 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 78 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 71 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 58 | Unhealthy |
| May | 53 | Poor |
| Jun | 54 | Poor |
| Jul | 30 | Moderate |
| Aug | 17 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 45 | Poor |
| Nov | 47 | Poor |
| Dec | 66 | Unhealthy |
Where is Nara?
Nara sits at 15.2°N, 7.3°W, 266 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 78 km away.
Topography around Nara
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nara.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Nara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.
The land around Nara is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 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
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 Nara (15.1693°, -7.2899°, elevation 266 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).