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Best time to visit Kayes

January is the best time to visit Kayes for general sightseeing, with average highs of 34 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 64/100
The least cloud March 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 0 mm
Warmth May 42 °C
Cooler weather August 32 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 64 34 °C 0
2 December 62 34 °C 0
3 October 56 36 °C 4
4 November 55 37 °C 0
5 September 52 33 °C 11
6 February 52 37 °C 0
7 August 50 32 °C 15
8 July 47 34 °C 11
9 March 44 39 °C 0
10 June 43 39 °C 4
11 April 40 42 °C 0
12 May 39 42 °C 1

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 42 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 33.7 °C under 1 mm 41 %
February 36.5 °C under 1 mm 34 %
March 39.5 °C under 1 mm 28 %
April 41.7 °C under 1 mm 32 %
May 41.9 °C 5 mm 41 %
June 39.4 °C 23 mm 48 %
July 34.5 °C 103 mm 63 %
August 31.7 °C 161 mm 75 %
September 32.5 °C 105 mm 64 %
October 35.8 °C 26 mm 51 %
November 36.5 °C 1 mm 44 %
December 34.3 °C 1 mm 45 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.