Tombouctou (Timbuktu) climate

Name: Tombouctou (Timbuktu)
Address: Southern Sahara edge (Sahel-Sahara), Mali

Mali · Southern Sahara edge (Sahel-Sahara) · 16.773° N, 3.007° W

Köppen BWhhot desertArid

Legendary desert-edge city with extreme heat, blowing sand, and only a feeble August rain trace.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

May, 105°F / 41°C

Coldest month

January, 59°F / 15°C

Annual swing

47°F / 26°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

January

Rain per year

4.2" / 106 mm

Elevation

889 ft / 271 m

Time zone

Africa/Bamako

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	84 / 29	59 / 15	0.00 / 0	15%	10.2 / 16.4	36%
February	89 / 32	63 / 17	0.01 / 0	11%	10.8 / 17.4	31%
March	95 / 35	70 / 21	0.00 / 0	12%	10.0 / 16.1	30%
April	101 / 39	76 / 24	0.02 / 1	12%	10.0 / 16.1	31%
May	105 / 41	83 / 28	0.01 / 0	17%	9.2 / 14.8	37%
June	105 / 41	85 / 29	0.21 / 5	27%	8.7 / 14.0	30%
July	101 / 38	83 / 29	0.62 / 16	44%	9.8 / 15.8	41%
August	96 / 36	80 / 27	2.74 / 70	58%	9.4 / 15.1	54%
September	100 / 38	81 / 27	0.55 / 14	45%	8.1 / 13.0	39%
October	101 / 38	78 / 26	0.01 / 0	22%	8.7 / 14.0	33%
November	93 / 34	68 / 20	0.00 / 0	17%	9.6 / 15.4	34%
December	87 / 31	63 / 17	0.00 / 0	17%	10.0 / 16.1	38%

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