Timbuktu climate

Timbuktu Weather in January

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 28°C on January 1 to 30°C on January 31, and lows from 13°C to 14°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 0 mm over about 0 wet days.

January 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.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
13°C
Precipitation
0 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CJan 31, 2011
Reanalysis low
5°CJan 11, 1995
Daylight
11 h 09 min to 11 h 25 min
Cloud cover
36%
Humidity
20%
Dew point
-5°C
Wind
16.9 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
Jan 128°C13°C33°C 20018°C 20130%
Jan 228°C13°C33°C 19968°C 20050%
Jan 328°C13°C33°C 19968°C 20080%
Jan 428°C13°C32°C 19968°C 20130%
Jan 528°C13°C32°C 19968°C 20080%
Jan 628°C13°C33°C 19969°C 20080%
Jan 728°C13°C33°C 19967°C 19950%
Jan 828°C13°C33°C 19967°C 20080%
Jan 928°C13°C32°C 19968°C 19930%
Jan 1028°C13°C32°C 19966°C 19950%
Jan 1128°C13°C33°C 20165°C 19950%
Jan 1228°C13°C33°C 19997°C 19950%
Jan 1328°C13°C33°C 19996°C 19950%
Jan 1428°C13°C32°C 20107°C 20170%
Jan 1528°C13°C34°C 19978°C 20170%
Jan 1628°C13°C32°C 20108°C 19940%
Jan 1728°C13°C34°C 20186°C 19951%
Jan 1828°C13°C32°C 20006°C 19951%
Jan 1928°C13°C32°C 20046°C 19951%
Jan 2028°C13°C34°C 19977°C 19951%
Jan 2128°C13°C34°C 20008°C 20191%
Jan 2229°C13°C33°C 20207°C 20091%
Jan 2329°C13°C33°C 20117°C 20091%
Jan 2429°C13°C34°C 20116°C 20091%
Jan 2529°C13°C35°C 20008°C 20091%
Jan 2629°C13°C37°C 20008°C 20171%
Jan 2729°C13°C37°C 20079°C 19991%
Jan 2829°C13°C37°C 20079°C 20031%
Jan 2929°C14°C36°C 20078°C 19991%
Jan 3030°C14°C37°C 20119°C 19991%
Jan 3130°C14°C37°C 201110°C 19990%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Timbuktu, in percent.00.20.40.60.811102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

January 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of January: 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.