Goundam climate — normals and trends
Goundam (Mali) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 158 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 (34.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Goundam averages 0 frost days, 310 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.
Goundam has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 15 June 1961) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 17 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
GoundamTombouctou
- coords
- 16.41°, -3.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
35.5°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
158mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
30%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
310 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
32 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
243 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
46.7 °C
15 June 1961
Coldest day
5.2 °C
17 January 1948
Wettest day
110 mm
5 August 1989
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
12 June 1961
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
27 May 2014
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
7 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
17 January 1948
Sunniest day
12.8 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 41.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 42.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 41.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 37.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 23 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 19 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 37.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 38.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 36.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 3 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Goundam?
Goundam has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 158 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Goundam?
The hottest day measured in Goundam between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1961, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Goundam?
The coldest day measured in Goundam between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Goundam?
Almost never: Goundam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Goundam warmed?
Yes: Goundam warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Goundam?
The wettest day measured in Goundam between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1989, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Goundam?
The windiest day measured in Goundam between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1961, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Goundam?
The warmest month in Goundam is June (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Goundam?
Goundam receives on average 158 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Goundam?
Goundam gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Goundam?
Yes: Goundam has on average 243 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Goundam?
In Goundam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 7 June 2024, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 17 January 1948.
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