Climate averages 1991–2020
Timbuktu weather
in September.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Timbuktu: daytime highs average 38.4°C and nights cool to about 26.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mopti (284 km away). In September its highs average 34.5°C, 3.8°C cooler than Timbuktu, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Timbuktu ranks 2nd of 13 for the warmest September highs and joint 1st of 13 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 13 cities is 31.9°C; Timbuktu is 6.4°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 38.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 3.3 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 36.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 47 | 8.7 | 12.713 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Mopti in SeptemberMali · 284 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Gao in SeptemberMali · 321 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 26.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 361 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 85 mm rain
- San in SeptemberMali · 437 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 107 mm rain
- Kaya in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 459 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.1°C · 80 mm rain
- Koudougou in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 507 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.0°C · 122 mm rain
- Ségou in SeptemberMali · 509 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 114 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 515 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 108 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.