Yanfolila climate — normals and trends
Yanfolila (Mali) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,070 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Yanfolila averages 0 frost days, 269 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Yanfolila has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 8 April 2021) and the coldest 11.9 °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
YanfolilaSikasso
- coords
- 11.18°, -8.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,070mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
269 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
299 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
41.7 °C
8 April 2021
Coldest day
11.9 °C
20 January 1968
Wettest day
142 mm
17 July 1942
Windiest day
34.1 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
21 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.8 °C
20 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.7 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 34 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 119 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 325 mm | +88 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 252 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 196 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | -50 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yanfolila?
Yanfolila has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,070 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yanfolila?
The hottest day measured in Yanfolila between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 2021, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yanfolila?
The coldest day measured in Yanfolila between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1968, at 11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Yanfolila?
Almost never: Yanfolila sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Yanfolila warmed?
Yes: Yanfolila warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yanfolila?
The wettest day measured in Yanfolila between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1942, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yanfolila?
The windiest day measured in Yanfolila between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 34.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yanfolila?
The warmest month in Yanfolila is April (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Yanfolila?
Yanfolila receives on average 1,070 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yanfolila?
Yanfolila gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Yanfolila?
Yes: Yanfolila has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yanfolila?
In Yanfolila, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 20 January 1968.
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