Zégoua climate — normals and trends
Zégoua (Mali) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 970 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zégoua averages 0 frost days, 281 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Zégoua has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 2 April 1998) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 28 December 1960).
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
ZégouaSikasso
- coords
- 10.49°, -5.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
970mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
281 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
291 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
41.3 °C
2 April 1998
Coldest day
11.8 °C
28 December 1960
Wettest day
160 mm
6 September 1996
Windiest day
26.9 km/h
5 May 1990
Strongest gust
55.1 km/h
8 June 2007
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
11 January 1963
Sunniest day
12.6 h
30 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 36.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 37.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 23 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 37.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 34.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 21 mm | -61 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 67 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 279 mm | +74 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 231 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 202 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 39 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 34.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 33.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zégoua?
Zégoua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 970 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zégoua?
The hottest day measured in Zégoua between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1998, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zégoua?
The coldest day measured in Zégoua between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1960, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Zégoua?
Almost never: Zégoua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zégoua warmed?
Yes: Zégoua warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zégoua?
The wettest day measured in Zégoua between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zégoua?
The windiest day measured in Zégoua between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 1990, with winds reaching 26.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zégoua?
The warmest month in Zégoua is April (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Zégoua?
Zégoua receives on average 970 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zégoua?
Zégoua gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zégoua?
Yes: Zégoua has on average 291 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zégoua?
In Zégoua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 11 January 1963.
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