Kouri climate — normals and trends
Kouri (Mali) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 837 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kouri averages 0 frost days, 291 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Kouri has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 13 April 2016) and the coldest 10.6 °C (on 30 January 1961).
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
KouriSikasso
- coords
- 12.18°, -4.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
837mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
291 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
287 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
43.0 °C
13 April 2016
Coldest day
10.6 °C
30 January 1961
Wettest day
159 mm
24 August 2019
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
22 February 1943
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
25 April 2025
Coldest feels-like
6.1 °C
28 December 1960
Sunniest day
12.7 h
3 July 2009
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 | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 39.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 10 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 73 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 185 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 254 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 123 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 34.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 35.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 17 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kouri?
Kouri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 837 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kouri?
The hottest day measured in Kouri between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2016, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kouri?
The coldest day measured in Kouri between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1961, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kouri?
Almost never: Kouri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kouri warmed?
Yes: Kouri warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kouri?
The wettest day measured in Kouri between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2019, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kouri?
The windiest day measured in Kouri between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1943, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kouri?
The warmest month in Kouri is April (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kouri?
Kouri receives on average 837 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kouri?
Kouri gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kouri?
Yes: Kouri has on average 287 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kouri?
In Kouri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 25 April 2025, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 28 December 1960.
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