Bafoulabé climate — normals and trends
Bafoulabé (Mali) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 743 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (34.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bafoulabé averages 0 frost days, 326 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Bafoulabé has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 25 April 2024) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 17 January 1948).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BafoulabéKayes
- coords
- 13.81°, -10.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.2°C
Average daily high
35.3°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
743mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
326 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
312 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.5 °C
25 April 2024
Coldest day
11.6 °C
17 January 1948
Wettest day
269 mm
24 August 2011
Windiest day
32.5 km/h
31 March 2018
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
31 March 2018
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
21 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
7.8 °C
17 January 1948
Sunniest day
12.6 h
27 May 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 42.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 41.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 36.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 65 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 102 mm | -65 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 278 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 199 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 36.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 33.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bafoulabé?
Bafoulabé has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 743 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bafoulabé?
The hottest day measured in Bafoulabé between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2024, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bafoulabé?
The coldest day measured in Bafoulabé between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bafoulabé?
Almost never: Bafoulabé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bafoulabé warmed?
Yes: Bafoulabé warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bafoulabé?
The wettest day measured in Bafoulabé between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2011, with 269 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bafoulabé?
The windiest day measured in Bafoulabé between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2018, with winds reaching 32.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bafoulabé?
The warmest month in Bafoulabé is May (34.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bafoulabé?
Bafoulabé receives on average 743 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bafoulabé?
Bafoulabé gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bafoulabé?
Yes: Bafoulabé has on average 312 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bafoulabé?
In Bafoulabé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 21 May 2025, and the lowest was 7.8 °C on 17 January 1948.
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