Mopti
City in Mali: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Port de Mopti: Olivier EPRON, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Mopti is a city in Mali. About 186,187 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Mali in our atlas.
It lies at 14.48° N, 4.18° W, about 268 m (879 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Bamako time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Mopti. Green dots: other major cities of Mali. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mopti has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 41°C (106°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (58°F). Around 594 mm (23 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
- San · 152 km
- Ségou · 251 km
- Koutiala · 271 km
- Timbuktu · 284 km
- Sikasso · 386 km
- Bamako · 458 km
- Kati · 460 km
- Kalaban Koro · 465 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2453348 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q211227 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Port de Mopti: Olivier EPRON, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)