Timbuktu climate

Timbuktu Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Timbuktu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 38°C on August 1 to 37°C on August 31, and lows from 27°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 74 mm over about 16 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Timbuktu, in °C, with the record for each date.202530354045151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
37°C
Average low
27°C
Precipitation
74 mm
Reanalysis high
44°CAug 16, 2006
Reanalysis low
23°CAug 30, 2019
Daylight
12 h 52 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
14.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 138°C27°C42°C 200426°C 200046%
Aug 238°C27°C42°C 200326°C 201848%
Aug 338°C27°C42°C 201125°C 201849%
Aug 438°C27°C43°C 199725°C 201849%
Aug 538°C27°C43°C 200225°C 201849%
Aug 637°C27°C43°C 200525°C 202049%
Aug 737°C27°C43°C 201324°C 200751%
Aug 837°C27°C43°C 199524°C 200350%
Aug 937°C27°C42°C 200424°C 201249%
Aug 1037°C27°C43°C 200425°C 199950%
Aug 1137°C27°C43°C 199824°C 201250%
Aug 1237°C27°C42°C 200123°C 201851%
Aug 1337°C27°C44°C 199324°C 201250%
Aug 1437°C27°C42°C 200425°C 201351%
Aug 1537°C27°C43°C 200424°C 199453%
Aug 1637°C27°C44°C 200625°C 199152%
Aug 1737°C27°C43°C 201724°C 201251%
Aug 1837°C27°C42°C 199324°C 201252%
Aug 1937°C26°C40°C 199423°C 201652%
Aug 2037°C26°C41°C 201425°C 199152%
Aug 2137°C26°C43°C 201025°C 201252%
Aug 2237°C26°C41°C 199824°C 199452%
Aug 2337°C26°C44°C 199825°C 201753%
Aug 2437°C26°C43°C 199623°C 201752%
Aug 2537°C26°C42°C 200223°C 200751%
Aug 2637°C26°C43°C 200223°C 199949%
Aug 2737°C26°C40°C 199324°C 200848%
Aug 2837°C26°C43°C 199824°C 201848%
Aug 2937°C26°C43°C 199824°C 201346%
Aug 3037°C26°C43°C 201423°C 201944%
Aug 3137°C26°C41°C 201124°C 201243%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Timbuktu, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

August 1
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 6:26 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.