Sibi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sibi sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 43 mm of rain over about 10 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 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
37°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
43 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
1.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Sibi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.

A typical spring day in Sibi reaches about 37°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Sibi

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
28 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.

Sibi 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
Jan32° / 18°10.211.45.5
Feb34° / 21°10.111.63.7
Mar37° / 24°20.411.91.9
Apr38° / 26°82.212.31.0
May37° / 26°337.312.61.5
Jun33° / 24°10715.912.72.8
Jul30° / 23°22123.812.73.4
Aug29° / 22°27025.212.43.5
Sep30° / 22°18021.512.13.6
Oct32° / 22°5410.511.73.9
Nov34° / 20°20.411.44.0
Dec32° / 18°0011.35.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sibi gets around 43 mm of rain over 10 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 6.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sibi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Sibi?

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.

1.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sibi.

What to pack for Sibi in Spring

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

In spring, Sibi sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Sibi in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sibi peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sibi 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 Sibi is worst in February — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 2166 µg/m³Aug 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sibi?

Sibi sits at 12.4°N, 8.3°W, 371 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Kabala, 36 km away.

Topography around Sibi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 407 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m.

The land around Sibi is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), grassland (31%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
356 m
80 km
501 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Kabala 36 km · Kalaban Koro 40 km · Bamako 47 km · Kati 50 km · Kangaba 50 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 50 km · Dialakorodji 54 km · Sangarébougou 60 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 Sibi (12.3755°, -8.3349°, elevation 371 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.