Gao
City in Mali: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Tombeau dAskia in Gao by David Sessoms: David Sessoms from Fribourg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Gao is a city in Mali. About 133,110 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Mali in our atlas.
It lies at 16.27° N, 0.04° W, about 257 m (843 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Bamako time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Gao. Green dots: other major cities of Mali. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gao has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 43°C (110°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 258 mm (10 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in MaliNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Timbuktu · 321 km
- Mopti · 484 km
- San · 613 km
- Koutiala · 721 km
- Ségou · 733 km
- Sikasso · 813 km
- Bamako · 938 km
- Kati · 941 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2457163 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27691136 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Tombeau dAskia in Gao by David Sessoms: David Sessoms from Fribourg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)