Climate averages 1991–2020
Timbuktu weather
in August.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Timbuktu: daytime highs average 36.5°C and nights cool to about 26.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 47 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mopti (284 km away). In August its highs average 32.2°C, 4.3°C cooler than Timbuktu, with 141 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Timbuktu ranks 2nd of 13 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 13 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 13 cities is 30.7°C; Timbuktu is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 38.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 47 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Timbuktu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
| February | 31.1°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 35.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 39.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.513 h |
| May | 40.9°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.913 h |
| June | 41.2°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 5.2 | 2.2 | 13.113 h |
| July | 38.5°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 25 | 5.5 | 13.013 h |
| August, selected | 36.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 47 | 8.7 | 12.713 h |
| September | 38.4°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 16 | 3.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 38.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 33.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| December | 29.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.111 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
August in nearby cities
- Mopti in AugustMali · 284 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 141 mm rain
- Gao in AugustMali · 321 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 26.0°C · 56 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in AugustBurkina Faso · 361 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 168 mm rain
- San in AugustMali · 437 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 196 mm rain
- Kaya in AugustBurkina Faso · 459 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 158 mm rain
- Koudougou in AugustBurkina Faso · 507 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 216 mm rain
- Ségou in AugustMali · 509 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 183 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in AugustBurkina Faso · 515 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 199 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 Timbuktu) is explained once on the Timbuktu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.