How hot are certain fabrics?

I'm planning on spending 2 years in Mali with the Peace Corps and I wanted to know if anyone out there knew anything about how hot certain fabrics were. I know that cotton is a good fabric for letting your skin breath. My mother thinks that non-cotton fabrics would be too hot for the 90+ degree heat...

what do you all think?

Mali is a Muslim country so I'd be wearing long pants/dresses/skirts and covering up much of my body.

100% cotton material in white or ligher shades of color would be the coolest. On the other hand, 90-100 degree weather is normally ok if you are wearing shorts and a t-shirt.

Pure cotton is good, so is silk. Both let your skin breathe.

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