Gao monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Gao

Gao average temperature chart (Celsius) Gao average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Gao (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.5 33.6 37 40.2 42.3 41.3 38.5 36.9 38.5 39.1 35.2 30.9
°F 86.9 92.4 98.5 104.4 108.2 106.3 101.2 98.4 101.2 102.3 95.3 87.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Gao monthly rainfall chart (mm) Gao monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Gao (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 0 0 0 1 7 23 63 85 31 5 0 0
inches 0 0 0 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.5 3.3 1.2 0.2 0 0
Rainy days 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 9 6 1 0 0

Average annual rainfall in Gao: 232.767mm (91.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Gao

Gao average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Gao
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.3 9.7 9.1 9 9.3 8 8.5 8.6 8.9 9.6 10 9.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Gao average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Gao average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Gao (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 14.9 17.3 21.1 25 28.6 29 26.9 25.9 26.3 25 19.9 15.9
Max °C 30.9 34 37.4 40.6 42.7 41.6 38.8 37.2 38.8 39.4 35.6 31.3
Min °F 58.8 63.1 69.9 77 83.4 84.2 80.3 78.5 79.3 77 67.7 60.6
Max °F 73.2 78.1 84.6 91 96.1 95.5 91 88.7 90.5 90 81.9 74.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Gao average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Gao average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Gao in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.6 23.6 23.8 24.2 24.8 24.9 24.6 24.6 24.9 25.3 25.3 24.5
°F 74.5 74.4 74.9 75.6 76.7 76.9 76.3 76.2 76.9 77.6 77.6 76.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Gao average winspeed by month (km/h) Gao average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Gao (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 14 14 13 13 17 17 14 12 10 10 12
mph 8 9 9 8 8 11 11 9 7 6 6 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Gao relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Gao
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
24% 21% 21% 21% 26% 36% 49% 58% 48% 31% 25% 26%

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Gao weather stats

Gao weather statistics
Hottest month: May 42.3°C 108.1°F
Driest month: January 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: November 10hrs
Coldest month: January 30.5°C 86.9°F
Wettest month: August 85mm 3.3ins
Warmest sea: October 25.3°C 77.5°F
Map showing location of Gao (16.27167, -0.04472) Gao map pin © Google

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