Banamba climate — normals and trends
Banamba (Mali) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 713 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Banamba averages 0 frost days, 309 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Banamba has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 16 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
BanambaKoulikoro
- coords
- 13.55°, -7.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
713mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
309 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
277 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
44.7 °C
3 April 2024
Coldest day
9.6 °C
16 January 1948
Wettest day
146 mm
8 August 1958
Windiest day
34.1 km/h
17 July 1988
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
3 July 2024
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
18 May 2021
Coldest feels-like
5.5 °C
16 January 1948
Sunniest day
12.8 h
21 June 2025
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 | 31.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 36.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 137 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 359 mm | +121 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 150 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 35.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 10 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 36.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banamba?
Banamba has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 713 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banamba?
The hottest day measured in Banamba between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banamba?
The coldest day measured in Banamba between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1948, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Banamba?
Almost never: Banamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Banamba warmed?
Yes: Banamba warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banamba?
The wettest day measured in Banamba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1958, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banamba?
The windiest day measured in Banamba between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1988, with winds reaching 34.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banamba?
The warmest month in Banamba is May (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Banamba?
Banamba receives on average 713 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banamba?
Banamba gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Banamba?
Yes: Banamba has on average 277 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banamba?
In Banamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 18 May 2021, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 16 January 1948.
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