Kita climate — normals and trends
Kita (Mali) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 944 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kita averages 0 frost days, 294 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Kita has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 5 May 2024) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 12 December 1988).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KitaKayes
- coords
- 13.04°, -9.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
944mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
294 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
288 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.5 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest day
11.6 °C
12 December 1988
Wettest day
188 mm
25 August 2019
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
29 April 1954
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
25 March 1977
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
18 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
7.0 °C
12 December 1988
Sunniest day
12.8 h
8 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 40.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 38.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 10 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 130 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 231 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 406 mm | +116 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 234 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 33.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 35 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kita?
Kita has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 944 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kita?
The hottest day measured in Kita between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2024, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kita?
The coldest day measured in Kita between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1988, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kita?
Almost never: Kita sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kita warmed?
Yes: Kita warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kita?
The wettest day measured in Kita between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2019, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kita?
The windiest day measured in Kita between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1954, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kita?
The warmest month in Kita is April (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kita?
Kita receives on average 944 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kita?
Kita gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kita?
Yes: Kita has on average 288 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kita?
In Kita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 18 April 2010, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 12 December 1988.
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