Bourem climate — normals and trends
Bourem (Mali) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 97 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 June (34.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bourem averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Bourem has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.0 °C (on 24 June 2010) and the coldest 4.3 °C (on 9 January 1942).
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
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- coords
- 16.95°, -0.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.2°C
Average daily high
35.9°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
97mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
27%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
313 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
245 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
47.0 °C
24 June 2010
Coldest day
4.3 °C
9 January 1942
Wettest day
90 mm
2 September 2024
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
22 May 1997
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
3 June 1964
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
11 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
-0.7 °C
9 January 1942
Sunniest day
12.2 h
11 July 1944
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 | 30.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 40.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 43.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 41.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 38.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 25 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 38.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 38.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 39.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 35.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bourem?
Bourem has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 97 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bourem?
The hottest day measured in Bourem between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2010, reaching 47.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bourem?
The coldest day measured in Bourem between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1942, at 4.3 °C.
Does it snow in Bourem?
Almost never: Bourem sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bourem warmed?
Yes: Bourem warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bourem?
The wettest day measured in Bourem between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2024, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bourem?
The windiest day measured in Bourem between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1997, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bourem?
The warmest month in Bourem is June (34.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bourem?
Bourem receives on average 97 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bourem?
Bourem gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bourem?
Yes: Bourem has on average 245 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bourem?
In Bourem, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 11 May 2016, and the lowest was -0.7 °C on 9 January 1942.
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