Douentza climate — normals and trends
Douentza (Mali) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 375 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 (33.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Douentza averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Douentza has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °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 6.7 °C (on 21 January 1986).
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
DouentzaMopti
- coords
- 15.01°, -2.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.1°C
Average daily high
34.5°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
375mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
313 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
253 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
44.8 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest day
6.7 °C
21 January 1986
Wettest day
122 mm
1 August 1943
Windiest day
36.5 km/h
20 July 1996
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
20 July 1996
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
1 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.0 °C
1 January 1947
Sunniest day
12.6 h
3 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 40.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 41.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 41.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 39.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 144 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 73 mm | -70 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 84 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 36.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 35.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Douentza?
Douentza has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 375 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Douentza?
The hottest day measured in Douentza between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2024, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Douentza?
The coldest day measured in Douentza between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1986, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Douentza?
Almost never: Douentza sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Douentza warmed?
Yes: Douentza warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Douentza?
The wettest day measured in Douentza between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1943, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Douentza?
The windiest day measured in Douentza between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1996, with winds reaching 36.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Douentza?
The warmest month in Douentza is May (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Douentza?
Douentza receives on average 375 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Douentza?
Douentza gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Douentza?
Yes: Douentza has on average 253 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Douentza?
In Douentza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 1 June 2024, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 1 January 1947.
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