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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 42°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 229 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 100 mm while December barely receives 0 mm.
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 (°C) | 30 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 11 | — | 100 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 42 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 36 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 39 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | 100 | 38 | 7 | 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 (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| 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 (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| 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 (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
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.