Kolokani climate — normals and trends
Kolokani (Mali) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 763 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 (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kolokani averages 0 frost days, 301 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Kolokani has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 10.0 °C (on 15 January 1965).
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
KolokaniKoulikoro
- coords
- 13.57°, -8.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
33.8°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
763mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
301 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
281 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
44.5 °C
3 April 2024
Coldest day
10.0 °C
15 January 1965
Wettest day
249 mm
25 August 2019
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
3 July 2024
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
26 May 2018
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
3 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
16 January 1948
Sunniest day
12.8 h
18 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 44 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 219 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 345 mm | +92 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 175 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 35.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 36.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kolokani?
Kolokani has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 763 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kolokani?
The hottest day measured in Kolokani between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kolokani?
The coldest day measured in Kolokani between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1965, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kolokani?
Almost never: Kolokani sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kolokani warmed?
Yes: Kolokani warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kolokani?
The wettest day measured in Kolokani between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2019, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kolokani?
The windiest day measured in Kolokani between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2024, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kolokani?
The warmest month in Kolokani is May (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kolokani?
Kolokani receives on average 763 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kolokani?
Kolokani gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kolokani?
Yes: Kolokani has on average 281 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kolokani?
In Kolokani, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 3 June 2021, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 16 January 1948.
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