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Monthly climate in Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Goundam features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 35 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (115 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 136 mm (5.4 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Goundam enjoys an average of 3787 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 9 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali §

The warmest months in Goundam are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 °C (92 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 25 °C (71 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Goundam experiences 325 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali §

Goundam usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Goundam are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 37 (1.5) 66 (2.6) 21 (0.8) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 11 4 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali §

The sunniest months in Goundam are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Goundam: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 250 277 324 330 343 334 342 330 322 317 305 308
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 15m 11h 35m 12h 2m 12h 30m 12h 53m 13h 4m 12h 58m 12h 38m 12h 11m 11h 44m 11h 21m 11h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali §

Goundam experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Goundam UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 12 14 12 11 13 14 13 11 9 8