Bougouni climate — normals and trends
Bougouni (Mali) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,027 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 April (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bougouni averages 0 frost days, 280 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Bougouni 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 42.8 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 11.0 °C (on 20 January 1968).
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
BougouniSikasso
- coords
- 11.42°, -7.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,027mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
280 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
286 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
42.8 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
11.0 °C
20 January 1968
Wettest day
142 mm
9 July 2003
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
21 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
20 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.7 h
13 June 1940
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 | 33.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 32 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 96 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 380 mm | +147 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 347 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 175 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 34 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bougouni?
Bougouni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,027 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bougouni?
The hottest day measured in Bougouni between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bougouni?
The coldest day measured in Bougouni between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1968, at 11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bougouni?
Almost never: Bougouni sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bougouni warmed?
Yes: Bougouni warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bougouni?
The wettest day measured in Bougouni between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2003, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bougouni?
The windiest day measured in Bougouni between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bougouni?
The warmest month in Bougouni is April (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bougouni?
Bougouni receives on average 1,027 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bougouni?
Bougouni gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bougouni?
Yes: Bougouni has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bougouni?
In Bougouni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 20 January 1968.
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