Bankass climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bankass?

Bankass has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 398 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Bankass between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2024, reaching 44.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bankass?

The coldest day measured in Bankass between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1948, at 7.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bankass?

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

Q: Has the climate of Bankass warmed?

Yes: Bankass warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bankass?

The wettest day measured in Bankass between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1970, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bankass?

The windiest day measured in Bankass between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2020, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bankass?

The warmest month in Bankass is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bankass?

Bankass receives on average 398 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bankass?

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

Bankass (Mali) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 398 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 (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Bankass averages 0 frost days, 322 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.

Bankass has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 5 May 2024) and the coldest 7.0 °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

BankassMopti

coords: 14.08°, -3.52°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.9°C

Average daily high

34.6°C

Average daily low

21.7°C

Annual rainfall

398mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

42%

Average peak wind

13.8km/h

Seasonal range

10.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

322 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

67 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.6 °C

Average feels-like low

21.4 °C

Average peak gust

31.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

250 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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

44.8 °C

5 May 2024

Coldest day

7.0 °C

16 January 1948

Wettest day

95 mm

20 September 1970

Windiest day

30.4 km/h

15 April 2020

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

26 March 2008

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

29 May 2015

Coldest feels-like

2.9 °C

16 January 1948

Sunniest day

12.6 h

28 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.9 °C18 April 2025	14.7 °C21 January 2025	28.9 °C	355 mm	326
2024	44.8 °C5 May 2024	13.1 °C18 January 2024	29.1 °C	458 mm	339
2023	43.4 °C27 May 2023	10.6 °C29 January 2023	29.1 °C	304 mm	340
2022	42.5 °C7 April 2022	12.3 °C11 January 2022	28.2 °C	297 mm	327
2021	42.8 °C17 May 2021	12.8 °C25 January 2021	29.3 °C	212 mm	355
2020	42.6 °C17 April 2020	11.7 °C3 January 2020	28.6 °C	406 mm	337
2019	44.2 °C6 May 2019	9.5 °C23 January 2019	28.7 °C	431 mm	337
2018	42.4 °C23 April 2018	11.1 °C15 January 2018	28.9 °C	297 mm	336
2017	42.1 °C6 May 2017	10.2 °C15 January 2017	28.7 °C	282 mm	335
2016	43.4 °C30 April 2016	10.6 °C3 February 2016	28.9 °C	304 mm	344
2015	42.6 °C29 May 2015	11.2 °C15 January 2015	28.2 °C	387 mm	306
2014	43.5 °C27 May 2014	11.0 °C31 December 2014	28.6 °C	253 mm	337
2013	43.7 °C24 May 2013	10.6 °C6 January 2013	28.7 °C	323 mm	328
2012	42.6 °C7 May 2012	11.1 °C9 January 2012	28.3 °C	459 mm	321
2011	42.9 °C4 May 2011	12.3 °C31 December 2011	28.7 °C	244 mm	332
2010	42.4 °C20 April 2010	11.9 °C20 January 2010	28.9 °C	397 mm	349
2009	42.9 °C21 May 2009	10.7 °C21 January 2009	28.7 °C	343 mm	340
2008	43.4 °C16 May 2008	9.5 °C8 January 2008	28.0 °C	361 mm	316
2007	42.2 °C11 April 2007	12.0 °C15 January 2007	28.3 °C	414 mm	314
2006	41.4 °C13 April 2006	11.3 °C27 December 2006	28.5 °C	299 mm	340
2005	42.2 °C15 April 2005	13.1 °C15 January 2005	29.0 °C	355 mm	327
2004	42.5 °C3 May 2004	13.1 °C30 January 2004	28.7 °C	289 mm	329
2003	42.0 °C13 April 2003	11.2 °C3 January 2003	28.4 °C	416 mm	320
2002	42.9 °C27 April 2002	12.2 °C28 December 2002	28.7 °C	276 mm	315
2001	42.9 °C11 May 2001	12.6 °C24 January 2001	28.2 °C	367 mm	325
2000	41.6 °C18 May 2000	11.5 °C4 February 2000	28.0 °C	357 mm	311
1999	41.6 °C23 April 1999	9.6 °C8 February 1999	27.7 °C	427 mm	289
1998	42.6 °C8 May 1998	12.5 °C17 January 1998	28.4 °C	408 mm	314
1997	41.3 °C22 May 1997	12.1 °C15 December 1997	28.2 °C	323 mm	320
1996	42.1 °C13 May 1996	11.6 °C1 January 1996	28.2 °C	345 mm	351
1995	41.2 °C14 April 1995	10.1 °C13 January 1995	28.0 °C	390 mm	299
1994	42.5 °C23 April 1994	10.4 °C16 January 1994	27.7 °C	455 mm	302
1993	43.4 °C16 May 1993	11.7 °C11 January 1993	28.7 °C	284 mm	330
1992	41.3 °C28 April 1992	11.5 °C16 January 1992	27.8 °C	394 mm	317
1991	43.1 °C25 April 1991	10.9 °C24 December 1991	28.4 °C	310 mm	322
1990	41.9 °C15 May 1990	12.6 °C25 January 1990	28.5 °C	307 mm	327
1989	42.3 °C30 May 1989	10.4 °C3 January 1989	27.8 °C	395 mm	317
1988	42.8 °C15 April 1988	11.1 °C12 December 1988	28.2 °C	389 mm	310
1987	43.2 °C10 May 1987	11.8 °C9 January 1987	29.1 °C	247 mm	347
1986	43.0 °C16 April 1986	10.2 °C21 January 1986	28.2 °C	363 mm	311
1985	42.3 °C26 May 1985	10.7 °C15 December 1985	28.1 °C	400 mm	315
1984	42.5 °C20 March 1984	11.0 °C8 January 1984	28.4 °C	345 mm	317
1983	43.5 °C8 May 1983	11.5 °C8 January 1983	28.5 °C	329 mm	327
1982	42.1 °C5 May 1982	7.9 °C11 January 1982	27.9 °C	258 mm	319
1981	42.7 °C27 April 1981	10.9 °C7 January 1981	27.8 °C	497 mm	330
1980	43.5 °C25 May 1980	9.4 °C21 December 1980	28.7 °C	397 mm	333
1979	43.7 °C20 May 1979	10.9 °C13 December 1979	27.9 °C	406 mm	319
1978	42.5 °C20 May 1978	11.3 °C13 January 1978	27.9 °C	558 mm	342
1977	41.6 °C17 April 1977	7.5 °C28 December 1977	27.3 °C	404 mm	316
1976	41.8 °C23 April 1976	9.5 °C12 January 1976	26.9 °C	513 mm	308
1975	41.9 °C2 June 1975	10.0 °C14 January 1975	27.1 °C	406 mm	304
1974	42.1 °C26 May 1974	10.4 °C18 December 1974	27.4 °C	399 mm	286
1973	42.9 °C29 April 1973	11.2 °C20 January 1973	28.3 °C	324 mm	324
1972	42.1 °C21 May 1972	10.7 °C21 January 1972	27.7 °C	566 mm	343
1971	41.8 °C6 May 1971	9.9 °C15 January 1971	27.5 °C	540 mm	330
1970	42.1 °C1 May 1970	10.3 °C16 December 1970	27.7 °C	566 mm	333
1969	42.6 °C3 May 1969	12.3 °C9 January 1969	28.2 °C	541 mm	338
1968	41.4 °C8 May 1968	9.3 °C20 January 1968	27.3 °C	494 mm	334
1967	41.8 °C15 May 1967	10.9 °C4 January 1967	26.9 °C	574 mm	296
1966	41.4 °C22 April 1966	9.0 °C3 January 1966	27.4 °C	453 mm	331
1965	42.3 °C3 June 1965	10.3 °C15 January 1965	26.9 °C	469 mm	316
1964	40.6 °C13 March 1964	12.0 °C13 January 1964	26.9 °C	474 mm	311
1963	41.8 °C15 June 1963	9.6 °C10 January 1963	27.2 °C	349 mm	342
1962	41.9 °C3 June 1962	8.9 °C9 February 1962	26.9 °C	503 mm	309
1961	43.3 °C15 June 1961	9.3 °C25 December 1961	26.5 °C	315 mm	299
1960	41.6 °C12 June 1960	10.7 °C16 January 1960	26.9 °C	394 mm	312
1959	41.7 °C24 May 1959	9.2 °C1 January 1959	26.9 °C	429 mm	298
1958	42.2 °C30 March 1958	9.1 °C30 December 1958	27.6 °C	527 mm	319
1957	41.4 °C12 May 1957	8.3 °C14 January 1957	26.6 °C	567 mm	307
1956	42.6 °C29 May 1956	7.7 °C1 January 1956	27.1 °C	522 mm	297
1955	41.2 °C20 April 1955	9.7 °C31 December 1955	27.1 °C	425 mm	330
1954	41.9 °C13 April 1954	8.8 °C1 January 1954	27.3 °C	425 mm	316
1953	42.7 °C29 April 1953	8.5 °C31 December 1953	27.6 °C	379 mm	329
1952	42.6 °C24 May 1952	8.2 °C3 February 1952	27.0 °C	424 mm	312
1951	42.2 °C17 May 1951	12.0 °C9 December 1951	27.2 °C	548 mm	339
1950	41.8 °C9 April 1950	10.7 °C29 December 1950	26.7 °C	493 mm	303
1949	42.1 °C4 May 1949	10.5 °C1 January 1949	28.1 °C	297 mm	332
1948	42.8 °C20 May 1948	7.0 °C16 January 1948	26.6 °C	429 mm	310
1947	41.5 °C25 May 1947	9.2 °C22 January 1947	26.6 °C	683 mm	276
1946	42.7 °C8 May 1946	8.9 °C29 December 1946	27.3 °C	312 mm	324
1945	41.7 °C4 June 1945	10.5 °C5 January 1945	26.6 °C	468 mm	302
1944	43.1 °C24 May 1944	10.4 °C20 December 1944	27.3 °C	580 mm	322
1943	42.8 °C9 May 1943	8.2 °C6 January 1943	26.3 °C	499 mm	298
1942	43.2 °C12 June 1942	8.4 °C27 January 1942	27.2 °C	345 mm	319
1941	43.5 °C13 May 1941	9.6 °C2 January 1941	28.7 °C	274 mm	352
1940	41.7 °C19 May 1940	9.4 °C28 January 1940	28.3 °C	230 mm	353

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.3 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

326 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

355 mm

-43 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.0 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	34.2 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	40.5 °C	+3.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Apr	41.0 °C	+2.0 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
May	40.2 °C	+0.9 °C	4 mm	-7 mm
Jun	37.9 °C	+0.9 °C	23 mm	-11 mm
Jul	33.0 °C	-0.3 °C	129 mm	+18 mm
Aug	30.8 °C	-0.5 °C	87 mm	-59 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	-0.9 °C	98 mm	+23 mm
Oct	36.2 °C	+0.4 °C	9 mm	-6 mm
Nov	35.5 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	31.6 °C	+0.5 °C	5 mm	+5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.9 °C

18 Apr 2025

Coldest day

14.7 °C

21 Jan 2025

Wettest day

35.6 mm

4 Sep 2025

Windiest day

24.2 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.9 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.0 °C

21 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

5 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bankass?

Bankass has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 398 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bankass?

The hottest day measured in Bankass between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2024, reaching 44.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bankass?

The coldest day measured in Bankass between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1948, at 7.0 °C.

Does it snow in Bankass?

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

Has the climate of Bankass warmed?

Yes: Bankass warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bankass?

The wettest day measured in Bankass between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1970, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bankass?

The windiest day measured in Bankass between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2020, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bankass?

The warmest month in Bankass is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Bankass?

Bankass receives on average 398 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bankass?

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

Are there tropical nights in Bankass?

Yes: Bankass has on average 250 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bankass?

In Bankass, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 29 May 2015, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 16 January 1948.

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