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Timbuktu, Mali climate
BWh Hot desert
Timbuktu has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 108°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 59°F at night. Precipitation totals about 9 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 3.9 inches while December barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Timbuktu climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 91 | 98 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 102 | 95 | 88 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 77 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 74 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 66 | 60 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 91 | 98 | 105 | 108 | 108 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 77 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 96 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 102 | 98 | 101 | 102 | 95 | 88 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 92 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 74 |
| Avg low (°F) | 81 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 66 | 60 |
| Precipitation (in) | — | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 39 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 47 | 56 | 50 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 45 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 32 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 39 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 47 | 56 | 50 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Tombouctou, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.