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Best time to visit Timbuktu
The best time to visit Timbuktu is December–February, with daytime temperatures around 30°C.
Timbuktu at a glance: warmest in May with daytime temperatures around 43°C and coolest in January (30°C). The wettest month is August (75 mm) and the driest January (0 mm), with about 180 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in November.
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Timbuktu
260 mHot and dry
87
30°/15°0 mm58 %11 h
A typical mid-January in Timbuktu
Sunny 17Cloudy 13Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
15°27°34°12°47°
Daylight (solar time)
06:2317:37
0006121824
11 h 14 m
Precipitation
080 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 26 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 87 | 30° | 15° | 0 mm | 0 | 58 % | 11 h | Hot and dry |
| February | 72 | 33° | 17° | 0 mm | 0 | 60 % | 12 h | Hot and dry |
| March | 57 | 38° | 22° | 0 mm | 0 | 48 % | 12 h | Very hot and dry |
| April | 57 | 41° | 25° | 1 mm | 0 | 49 % | 13 h | Very hot |
| May | 56 | 43° | 28° | 4 mm | 1 | 44 % | 13 h | Very hot |
| June | 48 | 42° | 29° | 15 mm | 3 | 35 % | 13 h | Very hot |
| July | 37 | 39° | 27° | 46 mm | 7 | 40 % | 13 h | Very hot and muggy |
| August | 30 | 37° | 26° | 75 mm | 9 | 40 % | 13 h | Very hot and muggy |
| September | 42 | 38° | 26° | 32 mm | 5 | 45 % | 12 h | Very hot and muggy |
| October | 58 | 39° | 25° | 3 mm | 1 | 53 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| November | 63 | 36° | 20° | 0 mm | 0 | 65 % | 11 h | Very hot, dry and sunny |
| December | 84 | 31° | 16° | 0 mm | 0 | 61 % | 11 h | Hot and dry |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 262 m. Coordinates: 16.77, -3.01.