Sagalo in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Sagalo sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 805 mm of rain over about 73 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early June to 29°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Sagalo's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sagalo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
805 mm
73 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
3.1
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Sagalo in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early June to 29°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Sagalo reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Sagalo

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sagalo weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.211.45.0
Feb35° / 20°10.211.63.5
Mar37° / 23°20.311.92.1
Apr38° / 26°61.412.31.3
May37° / 26°37712.61.7
Jun32° / 24°15918.612.73.0
Jul30° / 23°30126.512.63.2
Aug29° / 22°34528.112.43.1
Sep30° / 22°27525.712.13.1
Oct31° / 22°11517.111.73.7
Nov33° / 20°101.711.44.4
Dec33° / 18°00.111.34.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Sagalo gets around 805 mm of rain over 73 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 7 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

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

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Sagalo

In seasonPeak

In summer, Sagalo overlaps its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sagalo's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Sagalo sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Sagalo?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sagalo.

What to pack for Sagalo in Summer

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

In summer, Sagalo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 73 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sagalo in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer 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 Sagalo peaks around August 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sagalo in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sagalo is worst in April — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 1166 µg/m³Aug 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sagalo?

Sagalo sits at 12.2°N, 10.7°W, 540 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Dinguiraye, 101 km away.

DinguirayeTouguéBissikrimaKintinianKitaBankoKédougouDabola

Topography around Sagalo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sagalo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 537 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m.

The land around Sagalo is covered by shrubs (43%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (47%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
601 m
80 km
826 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcropland
Summer weather nearby: Dinguiraye 101 km · Tougué 134 km · Bissikrima 152 km · Kintinian 158 km · Kita 161 km · Banko 165 km · Kédougou 166 km · Dabola 168 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 Sagalo (12.2°, -10.7°, elevation 540 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.