Pèlèngana in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Pèlèngana sees average daytime highs around 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 21 mm of rain over about 6 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 39°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Pèlèngana's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Pèlèngana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
39°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
21 mm
6 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Pèlèngana in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 39°C.

A typical spring day in Pèlèngana reaches about 39°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Pèlèngana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
61 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pèlèngana weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°10.211.35.6
Feb34° / 21°00.111.63.7
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.6
Apr40° / 27°41.412.30.3
May39° / 28°16412.60.5
Jun37° / 27°39812.81.8
Jul33° / 25°12616.312.73.1
Aug31° / 24°1832012.43.4
Sep32° / 24°11414.212.13.5
Oct35° / 24°214.211.72.7
Nov35° / 21°00.111.43.1
Dec32° / 19°0011.25.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Pèlèngana gets around 21 mm of rain over 6 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Pèlèngana

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In spring, Pèlèngana overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Pèlèngana sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in April.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Pèlèngana?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pèlèngana.

What to pack for Pèlèngana in Spring

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

In spring, Pèlèngana sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Pèlèngana in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Pèlèngana peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 18UV 13Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pèlèngana in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pèlèngana is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2166 µg/m³Aug 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May40Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pèlèngana?

Pèlèngana sits at 13.4°N, 6.2°W, 286 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Ségou, 4.0 km away.

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Topography around Pèlèngana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pèlèngana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m.

The land around Pèlèngana is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (35%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Ségou 4.0 km · Markala 33 km · Dougabougou 45 km · Diourou 51 km · Siribala Coro 70 km · Bla 73 km · Niono 95 km · Fana 107 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 Pèlèngana (13.4274°, -6.222°, elevation 286 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.