Sikasso weather in April
In April, Sikasso sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 31 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sikasso's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sikasso's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 37°
- 2nd warmest
- Overnight low
- 26°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 31 mm
- 7.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 18 min
- 6:15 AM – 6:30 PM
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- 8th clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 5th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.46 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 1.8
- out of 10
Sikasso is city in Mali.
- Density
- 873/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1801
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in April
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.
A typical April day in Sikasso reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°C warmer than May.
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| Avg high (°C) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 26 |
| 2 | 37 | 26 |
| 3 | 37 | 26 |
| 4 | 37 | 26 |
| 5 | 37 | 26 |
| 6 | 37 | 26 |
| 7 | 37 | 26 |
| 8 | 37 | 26 |
| 9 | 37 | 26 |
| 10 | 37 | 26 |
| 11 | 37 | 26 |
| 12 | 37 | 26 |
| 13 | 37 | 26 |
| 14 | 37 | 26 |
| 15 | 37 | 26 |
| 16 | 37 | 26 |
| 17 | 37 | 26 |
| 18 | 37 | 26 |
| 19 | 37 | 26 |
| 20 | 36 | 26 |
| 21 | 36 | 26 |
| 22 | 36 | 26 |
| 23 | 36 | 26 |
| 24 | 36 | 26 |
| 25 | 36 | 26 |
| 26 | 36 | 26 |
| 27 | 36 | 26 |
| 28 | 36 | 26 |
| 29 | 36 | 26 |
| 30 | 36 | 26 |
How April really feels in Sikasso
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.
Sikasso 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 | 32° / 19° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 35° / 22° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.6 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 37° / 25° | 9 | 2.1 | 11.9 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 37° / 26° | 31 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 1.8 |
| May | 35° / 25° | 69 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 32° / 24° | 94 | 16.5 | 12.7 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 30° / 22° | 185 | 23.3 | 12.6 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 29° / 22° | 265 | 25.9 | 12.4 | 3.5 |
| Sep | 30° / 22° | 188 | 22.6 | 12.1 | 3.6 |
| Oct | 32° / 22° | 86 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 33° / 21° | 7 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 32° / 19° | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 5.0 |
Cloud cover in April
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
| Cloudier (%) | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 45 |
| 2 | 55 | 45 |
| 3 | 56 | 44 |
| 4 | 56 | 44 |
| 5 | 56 | 44 |
| 6 | 56 | 44 |
| 7 | 56 | 44 |
| 8 | 56 | 44 |
| 9 | 56 | 44 |
| 10 | 55 | 45 |
| 11 | 55 | 45 |
| 12 | 54 | 46 |
| 13 | 54 | 46 |
| 14 | 53 | 47 |
| 15 | 52 | 48 |
| 16 | 52 | 48 |
| 17 | 50 | 50 |
| 18 | 50 | 50 |
| 19 | 48 | 52 |
| 20 | 48 | 52 |
| 21 | 47 | 53 |
| 22 | 46 | 54 |
| 23 | 46 | 54 |
| 24 | 46 | 54 |
| 25 | 45 | 55 |
| 26 | 45 | 55 |
| 27 | 45 | 55 |
| 28 | 45 | 55 |
| 29 | 44 | 56 |
| 30 | 44 | 56 |
Chance of precipitation in April
Sikasso gets around 31 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 15 |
| 5 | 16 |
| 6 | 17 |
| 7 | 18 |
| 8 | 19 |
| 9 | 20 |
| 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 24 |
| 14 | 24 |
| 15 | 25 |
| 16 | 26 |
| 17 | 27 |
| 18 | 28 |
| 19 | 29 |
| 20 | 29 |
| 21 | 30 |
| 22 | 31 |
| 23 | 31 |
| 24 | 32 |
| 25 | 33 |
| 26 | 34 |
| 27 | 34 |
| 28 | 35 |
| 29 | 35 |
| 30 | 36 |
Humidity in April
Most of April feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Comfortable (%) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Humid (%) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Muggy (%) | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 48 |
| Oppressive (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 40 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 2 |
| 2 | 27 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 2 |
| 4 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 3 |
| 6 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 4 |
| 7 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 5 |
| 8 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 5 |
| 9 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 6 |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 7 |
| 11 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 7 |
| 12 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 8 |
| 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 9 |
| 14 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 55 | 10 |
| 15 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 11 |
| 16 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 12 |
| 17 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 14 |
| 18 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 59 | 15 |
| 19 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 17 |
| 20 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 19 |
| 21 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 20 |
| 22 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 24 |
| 24 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 26 |
| 25 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 29 |
| 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 31 |
| 27 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 33 |
| 28 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 35 |
| 29 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 37 |
| 30 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 40 |
Wind in April
Winds average 9 km/h in April.
Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | calm |
| 2 | 9 | calm |
| 3 | 9 | calm |
| 4 | 9 | calm |
| 5 | 9 | calm |
| 6 | 9 | calm |
| 7 | 9 | calm |
| 8 | 9 | calm |
| 9 | 9 | calm |
| 10 | 9 | calm |
| 11 | 9 | calm |
| 12 | 9 | calm |
| 13 | 9 | calm |
| 14 | 9 | calm |
| 15 | 9 | calm |
| 16 | 9 | calm |
| 17 | 9 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 9 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
| 29 | 9 | calm |
| 30 | 9 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in April
Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:32 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 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 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:25 | 6:24 | 6:23 | 6:23 | 6:22 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:13 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:11 | 6:11 | 6:10 | 6:10 | 6:09 | 6:09 | 6:08 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:32 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.1 | 6:25 | 6:30 |
| 2 | 12.1 | 6:24 | 6:30 |
| 3 | 12.1 | 6:23 | 6:30 |
| 4 | 12.1 | 6:23 | 6:30 |
| 5 | 12.1 | 6:22 | 6:30 |
| 6 | 12.1 | 6:21 | 6:30 |
| 7 | 12.2 | 6:21 | 6:30 |
| 8 | 12.2 | 6:20 | 6:30 |
| 9 | 12.2 | 6:19 | 6:30 |
| 10 | 12.2 | 6:19 | 6:30 |
| 11 | 12.2 | 6:18 | 6:30 |
| 12 | 12.2 | 6:18 | 6:30 |
| 13 | 12.2 | 6:17 | 6:30 |
| 14 | 12.2 | 6:17 | 6:30 |
| 15 | 12.2 | 6:16 | 6:30 |
| 16 | 12.3 | 6:15 | 6:30 |
| 17 | 12.3 | 6:15 | 6:30 |
| 18 | 12.3 | 6:14 | 6:31 |
| 19 | 12.3 | 6:14 | 6:31 |
| 20 | 12.3 | 6:13 | 6:31 |
| 21 | 12.3 | 6:13 | 6:31 |
| 22 | 12.3 | 6:12 | 6:31 |
| 23 | 12.3 | 6:12 | 6:31 |
| 24 | 12.3 | 6:11 | 6:31 |
| 25 | 12.3 | 6:11 | 6:31 |
| 26 | 12.3 | 6:10 | 6:31 |
| 27 | 12.4 | 6:10 | 6:31 |
| 28 | 12.4 | 6:09 | 6:31 |
| 29 | 12.4 | 6:09 | 6:31 |
| 30 | 12.4 | 6:08 | 6:32 |
Solar energy in April
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.46 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| 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 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.4 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Sikasso
In April, Sikasso sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Sikasso's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Sikasso sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.
Is April a good time to visit Sikasso?
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 Sikasso.
What to pack for Sikasso in April
From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In April, Sikasso sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
UV index in Sikasso in April
Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Sikasso peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (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) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Level | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 10 | Very high |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Air quality in Sikasso 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 Sikasso is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 11 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) | 41 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 34 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | Poor |
| Feb | 55 | Poor |
| Mar | 49 | Poor |
| Apr | 41 | Poor |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 20 | Moderate |
| Jul | 14 | Moderate |
| Aug | 11 | Good |
| Sep | 16 | Moderate |
| Oct | 23 | Moderate |
| Nov | 24 | Moderate |
| Dec | 34 | Moderate |
Where is Sikasso?
Sikasso sits at 11.3°N, 5.7°W, 368 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Finnkolo, 18 km away.
Topography around Sikasso
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sikasso.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Sikasso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m.
The land around Sikasso is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and cropland (35%) 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 Sikasso (11.3176°, -5.6665°, elevation 368 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).