Pèlèngana climate — normals and trends
Pèlèngana (Mali) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 577 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pèlèngana averages 0 frost days, 320 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Pèlèngana has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 30 May 2024) and the coldest 9.9 °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
PèlènganaSégou
- coords
- 13.43°, -6.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
577mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
320 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
284 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
45.2 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest day
9.9 °C
17 January 1948
Wettest day
168 mm
2 September 2003
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
3 June 2015
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
25 June 1986
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
11 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
16 January 1948
Sunniest day
12.8 h
13 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 | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 40.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 98 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 185 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 111 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 36.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 36.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pèlèngana?
Pèlèngana has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 577 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pèlèngana?
The hottest day measured in Pèlèngana between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2024, reaching 45.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pèlèngana?
The coldest day measured in Pèlèngana between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Pèlèngana?
Almost never: Pèlèngana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pèlèngana warmed?
Yes: Pèlèngana warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pèlèngana?
The wettest day measured in Pèlèngana between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2003, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pèlèngana?
The windiest day measured in Pèlèngana between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 2015, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pèlèngana?
The warmest month in Pèlèngana is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pèlèngana?
Pèlèngana receives on average 577 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pèlèngana?
Pèlèngana gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pèlèngana?
Yes: Pèlèngana has on average 284 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pèlèngana?
In Pèlèngana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 11 May 2024, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 16 January 1948.
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