Finnkolo climate — normals and trends
Finnkolo (Mali) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,004 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 (30.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Finnkolo averages 0 frost days, 260 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Finnkolo has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 2 April 2002) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 28 December 1960).
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
FinnkoloSikasso
- coords
- 11.27°, -5.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,004mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
260 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
281 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
40.3 °C
2 April 2002
Coldest day
10.5 °C
28 December 1960
Wettest day
149 mm
8 August 2012
Windiest day
32.1 km/h
27 May 1946
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.2 °C
28 December 1960
Sunniest day
12.7 h
24 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 | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 37.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 21 mm | -65 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 74 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 280 mm | +86 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 279 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 149 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | -62 mm |
| Nov | 34.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 17 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Finnkolo?
Finnkolo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,004 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Finnkolo?
The hottest day measured in Finnkolo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2002, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Finnkolo?
The coldest day measured in Finnkolo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1960, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Finnkolo?
Almost never: Finnkolo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Finnkolo warmed?
Yes: Finnkolo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Finnkolo?
The wettest day measured in Finnkolo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2012, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Finnkolo?
The windiest day measured in Finnkolo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Finnkolo?
The warmest month in Finnkolo is April (30.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Finnkolo?
Finnkolo receives on average 1,004 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Finnkolo?
Finnkolo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Finnkolo?
Yes: Finnkolo has on average 281 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Finnkolo?
In Finnkolo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 28 December 1960.
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