Climate averages 1991–2020

Bougouni weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 36.0°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 21.1°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall 1.2 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Bougouni: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Bamako (143 km away). In February its highs average 35.2°C, 0.8°C cooler than Bougouni, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Bougouni ranks joint 2nd of 13 for the warmest February highs and 12th of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 35.0°C; Bougouni is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 38.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.2 mm to 4.5 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Bougouni, 1991–2020
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, selected	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	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Bougouni

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 limits

How 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.