San
San is a city in Ségou, Mali, 277 m above sea level. It has a population of about 103,227. The climate is classified as hot semi-arid (Köppen BSh), with little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
Best: Jan–Feb · Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
San at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in April
Average low in August
216 mm of rain
0 mm of rain
How San has grown
People living in the built-up area (16 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+144%36k in 1975 → 87k in 2025Weather in San
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Clear · wind 2 km/h · humidity 75%
When to go to San
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 71 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 58 | 67 |
| High | 32° | 35° | 38° | 40° | 39° | 37° | 33° | 31° | 32° | 36° | 36° | 33° |
| Low | 17° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 18° |
| Rain (mm) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 81 | 183 | 216 | 122 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Wet days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
What's on in San
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Outdoors around San
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Mali seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over San
Getting to San
Places with a climate like San
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
