San
City in Mali: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Mosquée de San: Alexandre MAGOT, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
San is a city in Mali, in Ségou. About 103,227 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Mali in our atlas.
It lies at 13.30° N, 4.90° W, about 277 m (909 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Bamako time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: San. Green dots: other major cities of Mali. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
San has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 41°C (105°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (57°F). Around 758 mm (30 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
- Koutiala · 118 km
- Ségou · 148 km
- Mopti · 153 km
- Sikasso · 235 km
- Bamako · 341 km
- Kalaban Koro · 348 km
- Kati · 349 km
- Bougouni · 349 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2451778 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q950460 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Mosquée de San: Alexandre MAGOT, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)