Climate averages 1991–2020
Bougouni weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Bougouni: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bamako (143 km away). In December its highs average 32.6°C, about as warm as Bougouni, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Bougouni ranks 6th of 13 for the warmest December highs and joint 11th of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 32.6°C; Bougouni is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 33.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bougouni climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| February | 36.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.0°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 4.5 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 18 | 4.5 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 61 | 11.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.6°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 113 | 16.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 213 | 23.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 261 | 25.3 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 188 | 22.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 71 | 12.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 4.3 | 1.2 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 33.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Bamako in DecemberMali · 143 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in DecemberMali · 152 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kati in DecemberMali · 161 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Siguiri in DecemberGuinea · 184 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sikasso in DecemberMali · 198 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kankan in DecemberGuinea · 230 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Koutiala in DecemberMali · 245 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Ségou in DecemberMali · 261 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bougouni) is explained once on the Bougouni year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.