60 places · sun position · panel angle
Solar data for Mali
Across the 60 places in Mali the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 12° in Massiogo to 19° in Kidal, and flat ground gets 5.6 to 6.4 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Mali at a glance
Averages over 60 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 5.57–5.73
- 5.73–5.89
- 5.89–6.05
- 6.05–6.21
- 6.21–6.38
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Mali is Bourem (Gao) with 6.38 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Massiogo with 5.57. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,636 kWh a year in Massiogo to 1,898 kWh in Kidal — 1,757 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 12° in Massiogo to 19° in Kidal. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 3° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.36 kWh per kWp a day in Bamba and 2.04 kWh in Kidal.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Mali
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourem | Gao | 6.38 | 1,890 | 18° |
| 2 | Kidal | Kidal | 6.36 | 1,898 | 19° |
| 3 | Timbuktu | Tombouctou | 6.35 | 1,880 | 17° |
| 4 | Goundam | Tombouctou | 6.30 | 1,865 | 17° |
| 5 | Gao | Gao | 6.29 | 1,861 | 17° |
| 5 | Diré | Tombouctou | 6.29 | 1,861 | 17° |
| 7 | I-n-Tillit | Gao | 6.28 | 1,857 | 17° |
| 7 | Andéranboukan | Ménaka | 6.28 | 1,857 | 17° |
| 9 | Douentza | Mopti | 6.13 | 1,811 | 16° |
| 10 | Nara | Koulikoro | 6.06 | 1,790 | 16° |
Least sunny places in Mali
Solar by region in Mali
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidal | 1 | 6.36 | 1,898 | 19° | 2.04 kWh | Kidal |
| Tombouctou | 3 | 6.31 | 1,869 | 17° | 1.89 kWh | Timbuktu |
| Ménaka | 1 | 6.28 | 1,857 | 17° | 1.78 kWh | Andéranboukan |
| Gao | 4 | 6.14 | 1,816 | 16° | 1.73 kWh | Bourem |
| Mopti | 6 | 6.03 | 1,783 | 16° | 1.64 kWh | Douentza |
| Ségou | 11 | 5.98 | 1,767 | 15° | 1.59 kWh | Moninnpébougou |
| Kayes | 7 | 5.92 | 1,744 | 15° | 1.57 kWh | Nioro |
| Koulikoro | 16 | 5.88 | 1,737 | 14° | 1.50 kWh | Nara |
| Bamako | 1 | 5.86 | 1,729 | 14° | 1.46 kWh | Bamako |
| Sikasso | 10 | 5.74 | 1,693 | 13° | 1.41 kWh | Koutiala |
Largest places in Mali at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamako | 12.6° N | 14° | 0° | 5.86 |
| Sikasso | 11.3° N | 13° | 0° | 5.75 |
| Koutiala | 12.4° N | 14° | 0° | 5.90 |
| Ségou | 13.4° N | 15° | 2° | 5.96 |
| Kayes | 14.4° N | 15° | 4° | 5.99 |
| Mopti | 14.5° N | 16° | 6° | 6.01 |
| Kalaban Koro | 12.6° N | 14° | 0° | 5.85 |
| Gao | 16.3° N | 17° | 11° | 6.29 |
| Kati | 12.7° N | 14° | 0° | 5.86 |
| San | 13.3° N | 15° | 1° | 5.96 |
| Bougouni | 11.4° N | 13° | 0° | 5.79 |
| Timbuktu | 16.8° N | 17° | 13° | 6.35 |
| Kita | 13.0° N | 15° | 0° | 5.85 |
| Dialakorodji | 12.7° N | 14° | 0° | 5.86 |
| Koulikoro | 12.9° N | 14° | 0° | 5.89 |
| Fana | 12.8° N | 14° | 0° | 5.90 |
| Markala | 13.7° N | 15° | 3° | 5.98 |
| Niono | 14.3° N | 15° | 6° | 6.02 |
| Nioro | 15.2° N | 16° | 9° | 6.02 |
| Pèlèngana | 13.4° N | 15° | 2° | 5.96 |
Daylight and clock time in Mali
In Kidal (18.4° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 13 h 14 min and the shortest 11 h 01 min; in Massiogo (10.3° N), the southernmost, 12 h 44 min and 11 h 31 min. Mali does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Bamako | 60 | UTC | no daylight saving time |