Kangaba climate — normals and trends
Kangaba (Mali) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 984 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kangaba averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Kangaba has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 11.2 °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
KangabaKoulikoro
- coords
- 11.93°, -8.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
33.1°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
984mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
284 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
283 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
43.0 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
11.2 °C
20 January 1968
Wettest day
167 mm
31 July 1977
Windiest day
33.9 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
2 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
28 April 2005
Coldest feels-like
7.6 °C
12 December 1988
Sunniest day
12.7 h
19 June 2019
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 | 33.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 38.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 75 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 287 mm | +52 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 252 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 198 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 33.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 34.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kangaba?
Kangaba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 984 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kangaba?
The hottest day measured in Kangaba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kangaba?
The coldest day measured in Kangaba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1968, at 11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kangaba?
Almost never: Kangaba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kangaba warmed?
Yes: Kangaba warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kangaba?
The wettest day measured in Kangaba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1977, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kangaba?
The windiest day measured in Kangaba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 33.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kangaba?
The warmest month in Kangaba is April (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kangaba?
Kangaba receives on average 984 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kangaba?
Kangaba gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kangaba?
Yes: Kangaba has on average 283 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kangaba?
In Kangaba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 28 April 2005, and the lowest was 7.6 °C on 12 December 1988.
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