Annual mean 30°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
40.7 °C
Coldest
24.4 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
6.0 m/s
Prevailing
SE
4.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Timbuktu over the whole year is 30°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 40°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C. The rainy (wet) season in Timbuktu runs from June to October, peaking in August with a 66% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; January is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Timbuktu are highest in June, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Timbuktu come in March, when the sky is typically 16% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 42%.
Month by month Timbuktu climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
30°C
17°C
20°C
0%
23%
3.3 m/s
76
11
69
February
30°C
20°C
23°C
3%
18%
3.7 m/s
72
37
45
March
35°C
26°C
30°C
2%
16%
3.3 m/s
25
68
6
April
40°C
30°C
33°C
38%
26%
3.5 m/s
7
52
1
May
40°C
32°C
36°C
26%
19%
3.6 m/s
1
15
0
June
40°C
30°C
36°C
51%
23%
4.1 m/s
0
18
0
July
35°C
28°C
35°C
53%
38%
3.8 m/s
4
28
0
August
33°C
26°C
34°C
66%
42%
3.3 m/s
1
39
0
September
33°C
26°C
35°C
63%
42%
2.5 m/s
3
22
0
October
37°C
27°C
36°C
65%
20%
2.5 m/s
1
31
0
November
32°C
23°C
27°C
11%
33%
3.2 m/s
63
67
18
December
29°C
17°C
22°C
3%
22%
3.2 m/s
88
19
58
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Timbuktu weather by season
Year round, Timbuktu has days of about 29°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 40°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 17°C to 32°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 30°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Timbuktu weather in winterDecember to February
High 30°CLow 18°CRain 2%
Winter in Timbuktu has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Timbuktu weather in springMarch to May
High 39°CLow 29°CRain 22%
Spring in Timbuktu has typical daily highs of about 39°C and lows of about 29°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Timbuktu weather in summerJune to August
High 36°CLow 28°CRain 57%
Summer in Timbuktu has typical daily highs of about 36°C and lows of about 28°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Timbuktu weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 34°CLow 25°CRain 46%
Autumn in Timbuktu has typical daily highs of about 34°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Timbuktu?
The rainy (wet) season in Timbuktu runs from June to October, peaking in August with a 66% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; January is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Timbuktu windiest?
Winds in Timbuktu are highest in June, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Timbuktu year round?
The average temperature in Timbuktu over the whole year is 30°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 40°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C.