Bandiagara climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bandiagara?

Bandiagara has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 407 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bandiagara?

The hottest day measured in Bandiagara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2024, reaching 45.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bandiagara?

The coldest day measured in Bandiagara between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1948, at 8.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bandiagara?

Almost never: Bandiagara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Bandiagara warmed?

Yes: Bandiagara warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bandiagara?

The wettest day measured in Bandiagara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1970, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bandiagara?

The windiest day measured in Bandiagara between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1946, with winds reaching 33.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bandiagara?

The warmest month in Bandiagara is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bandiagara?

Bandiagara receives on average 407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bandiagara?

Bandiagara gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bandiagara (Mali) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 407 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Bandiagara averages 0 frost days, 321 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.

Bandiagara has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 5 May 2024) and the coldest 8.1 °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

BandiagaraMopti

coords: 14.35°, -3.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.1°C

Average daily high

34.5°C

Average daily low

22.2°C

Annual rainfall

407mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

40%

Average peak wind

15.6km/h

Seasonal range

9.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

321 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

69 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.1 °C

Average feels-like low

21.6 °C

Average peak gust

33.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

272 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.0 °C

5 May 2024

Coldest day

8.1 °C

16 January 1948

Wettest day

112 mm

20 September 1970

Windiest day

33.9 km/h

30 May 1946

Strongest gust

63.7 km/h

14 April 2016

Hottest feels-like

46.2 °C

15 June 1961

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

16 January 1948

Sunniest day

12.6 h

26 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.7 °C26 May 2025	15.6 °C22 December 2025	29.4 °C	338 mm	329
2024	45.0 °C5 May 2024	15.5 °C18 January 2024	29.6 °C	505 mm	339
2023	43.8 °C10 May 2023	11.5 °C29 January 2023	29.6 °C	292 mm	342
2022	43.5 °C7 April 2022	14.1 °C19 January 2022	28.7 °C	297 mm	329
2021	43.4 °C13 May 2021	15.2 °C25 January 2021	29.9 °C	231 mm	356
2020	43.1 °C29 April 2020	12.1 °C3 January 2020	29.0 °C	426 mm	336
2019	44.2 °C6 May 2019	9.8 °C22 January 2019	29.0 °C	397 mm	339
2018	42.6 °C23 April 2018	13.6 °C15 January 2018	29.2 °C	305 mm	333
2017	42.3 °C15 May 2017	11.5 °C14 January 2017	29.1 °C	297 mm	338
2016	43.5 °C23 April 2016	12.8 °C3 February 2016	29.2 °C	322 mm	342
2015	42.7 °C29 May 2015	12.8 °C7 January 2015	28.5 °C	395 mm	306
2014	43.8 °C27 May 2014	12.4 °C31 December 2014	28.9 °C	293 mm	340
2013	43.9 °C24 May 2013	12.0 °C6 January 2013	29.0 °C	338 mm	324
2012	42.8 °C6 May 2012	13.0 °C21 January 2012	28.5 °C	463 mm	319
2011	42.9 °C4 May 2011	13.1 °C30 December 2011	29.1 °C	260 mm	333
2010	42.9 °C20 April 2010	13.3 °C12 December 2010	29.3 °C	412 mm	352
2009	43.2 °C21 May 2009	10.8 °C20 January 2009	29.0 °C	346 mm	338
2008	43.7 °C16 May 2008	10.4 °C7 January 2008	28.3 °C	332 mm	314
2007	42.9 °C10 June 2007	12.7 °C15 January 2007	28.7 °C	354 mm	316
2006	41.8 °C12 May 2006	12.5 °C27 December 2006	28.8 °C	321 mm	339
2005	42.4 °C26 April 2005	13.6 °C3 January 2005	29.3 °C	391 mm	327
2004	43.2 °C19 May 2004	13.9 °C5 March 2004	29.2 °C	300 mm	337
2003	42.4 °C13 April 2003	13.5 °C29 December 2003	28.8 °C	396 mm	322
2002	42.8 °C16 May 2002	14.1 °C28 December 2002	29.1 °C	265 mm	319
2001	43.1 °C11 May 2001	13.8 °C24 January 2001	28.6 °C	350 mm	326
2000	42.2 °C5 May 2000	12.8 °C4 February 2000	28.3 °C	371 mm	309
1999	41.7 °C23 April 1999	11.4 °C7 February 1999	27.9 °C	452 mm	290
1998	42.4 °C17 April 1998	14.2 °C17 January 1998	28.8 °C	427 mm	315
1997	40.9 °C22 May 1997	13.5 °C29 December 1997	28.5 °C	327 mm	325
1996	42.4 °C13 May 1996	13.6 °C13 January 1996	28.7 °C	362 mm	355
1995	41.2 °C14 April 1995	10.6 °C11 January 1995	28.2 °C	367 mm	298
1994	42.5 °C26 April 1994	12.0 °C17 January 1994	27.8 °C	491 mm	299
1993	43.7 °C16 May 1993	12.3 °C11 January 1993	28.8 °C	310 mm	329
1992	41.4 °C31 May 1992	12.8 °C28 January 1992	28.0 °C	377 mm	319
1991	43.3 °C25 April 1991	12.3 °C24 December 1991	28.6 °C	320 mm	321
1990	41.9 °C27 May 1990	12.5 °C24 January 1990	28.8 °C	313 mm	330
1989	42.1 °C2 June 1989	10.9 °C3 January 1989	28.2 °C	404 mm	320
1988	42.7 °C15 April 1988	11.5 °C12 December 1988	28.4 °C	445 mm	306
1987	43.7 °C10 May 1987	13.2 °C9 January 1987	29.4 °C	264 mm	348
1986	43.2 °C16 April 1986	11.0 °C21 January 1986	28.3 °C	346 mm	311
1985	42.1 °C26 May 1985	10.7 °C15 December 1985	28.2 °C	422 mm	308
1984	42.3 °C19 May 1984	11.2 °C8 January 1984	28.6 °C	313 mm	318
1983	43.6 °C8 May 1983	11.6 °C30 January 1983	28.6 °C	329 mm	324
1982	42.3 °C1 June 1982	9.3 °C11 January 1982	28.2 °C	248 mm	314
1981	42.8 °C27 April 1981	12.4 °C7 January 1981	28.0 °C	478 mm	330
1980	43.6 °C25 May 1980	10.3 °C20 December 1980	28.7 °C	420 mm	332
1979	43.5 °C20 May 1979	12.6 °C28 February 1979	28.0 °C	398 mm	316
1978	42.3 °C20 May 1978	14.2 °C13 January 1978	28.1 °C	554 mm	340
1977	41.7 °C11 April 1977	9.4 °C28 December 1977	27.8 °C	356 mm	320
1976	41.8 °C23 April 1976	9.5 °C12 January 1976	27.0 °C	525 mm	307
1975	42.4 °C2 June 1975	11.0 °C22 January 1975	27.4 °C	404 mm	300
1974	42.1 °C26 May 1974	13.1 °C6 December 1974	27.5 °C	411 mm	276
1973	42.9 °C29 April 1973	11.9 °C14 December 1973	28.4 °C	312 mm	325
1972	41.9 °C21 May 1972	11.5 °C21 January 1972	28.0 °C	597 mm	341
1971	42.0 °C6 May 1971	11.8 °C15 January 1971	27.9 °C	529 mm	328
1970	42.1 °C1 May 1970	12.5 °C16 December 1970	28.0 °C	557 mm	334
1969	42.7 °C3 May 1969	14.1 °C9 January 1969	28.4 °C	542 mm	336
1968	41.3 °C13 May 1968	11.0 °C20 January 1968	27.5 °C	560 mm	331
1967	42.0 °C15 May 1967	12.3 °C23 December 1967	27.2 °C	602 mm	294
1966	41.4 °C22 April 1966	10.7 °C3 January 1966	27.8 °C	467 mm	335
1965	42.8 °C2 June 1965	10.0 °C15 January 1965	27.1 °C	521 mm	307
1964	41.1 °C13 March 1964	13.5 °C13 January 1964	27.3 °C	517 mm	313
1963	42.2 °C2 June 1963	11.1 °C25 December 1963	27.7 °C	347 mm	346
1962	42.6 °C3 June 1962	10.4 °C8 February 1962	27.2 °C	516 mm	306
1961	43.7 °C15 June 1961	10.9 °C30 January 1961	27.0 °C	334 mm	308
1960	41.4 °C22 April 1960	10.7 °C27 December 1960	27.3 °C	421 mm	312
1959	42.1 °C24 May 1959	10.7 °C1 January 1959	27.2 °C	429 mm	303
1958	42.1 °C30 March 1958	9.5 °C30 December 1958	27.8 °C	559 mm	318
1957	41.0 °C4 May 1957	10.2 °C10 January 1957	26.7 °C	621 mm	299
1956	42.1 °C29 May 1956	9.5 °C1 January 1956	27.2 °C	549 mm	288
1955	41.1 °C20 April 1955	11.6 °C31 December 1955	27.3 °C	419 mm	322
1954	41.5 °C13 April 1954	10.6 °C1 January 1954	27.3 °C	423 mm	304
1953	42.5 °C29 April 1953	10.0 °C31 December 1953	27.7 °C	398 mm	321
1952	42.6 °C24 May 1952	10.4 °C10 January 1952	27.2 °C	433 mm	303
1951	42.1 °C17 May 1951	13.8 °C24 November 1951	27.4 °C	589 mm	331
1950	41.4 °C9 April 1950	11.7 °C6 January 1950	26.8 °C	474 mm	296
1949	41.7 °C11 May 1949	11.2 °C1 January 1949	28.1 °C	287 mm	331
1948	42.8 °C20 May 1948	8.1 °C16 January 1948	26.7 °C	447 mm	301
1947	41.3 °C25 May 1947	9.5 °C1 January 1947	26.8 °C	721 mm	265
1946	42.7 °C8 May 1946	10.0 °C29 December 1946	27.4 °C	321 mm	314
1945	41.3 °C4 June 1945	11.3 °C5 January 1945	26.8 °C	474 mm	293
1944	43.0 °C24 May 1944	11.7 °C20 December 1944	27.4 °C	564 mm	312
1943	42.2 °C9 May 1943	10.4 °C6 January 1943	26.2 °C	553 mm	283
1942	43.0 °C13 May 1942	10.1 °C27 January 1942	27.3 °C	345 mm	306
1941	43.2 °C13 May 1941	11.8 °C1 January 1941	28.8 °C	276 mm	352
1940	41.7 °C22 May 1940	10.9 °C28 January 1940	28.3 °C	218 mm	352

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.6 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

329 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

338 mm

-69 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.5 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	34.6 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	40.7 °C	+4.0 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Apr	41.3 °C	+2.3 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
May	40.7 °C	+1.3 °C	2 mm	-9 mm
Jun	38.5 °C	+1.5 °C	19 mm	-16 mm
Jul	33.3 °C	+0.1 °C	104 mm	-9 mm
Aug	30.9 °C	-0.2 °C	105 mm	-44 mm
Sep	32.1 °C	-0.5 °C	91 mm	+13 mm
Oct	36.2 °C	+0.5 °C	10 mm	-6 mm
Nov	35.7 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	31.8 °C	+0.7 °C	5 mm	+5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.7 °C

26 May 2025

Coldest day

15.6 °C

22 Dec 2025

Wettest day

28.0 mm

4 Sep 2025

Windiest day

28.0 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

53.3 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.0 °C

20 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

5 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bandiagara?

Bandiagara has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 407 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bandiagara?

The hottest day measured in Bandiagara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2024, reaching 45.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bandiagara?

The coldest day measured in Bandiagara between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1948, at 8.1 °C.

Does it snow in Bandiagara?

Almost never: Bandiagara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bandiagara warmed?

Yes: Bandiagara warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bandiagara?

The wettest day measured in Bandiagara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1970, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bandiagara?

The windiest day measured in Bandiagara between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1946, with winds reaching 33.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bandiagara?

The warmest month in Bandiagara is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Bandiagara?

Bandiagara receives on average 407 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bandiagara?

Bandiagara gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bandiagara?

Yes: Bandiagara has on average 272 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bandiagara?

In Bandiagara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 15 June 1961, and the lowest was 4.1 °C on 16 January 1948.

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