Bougouni weather in December

In December, Bougouni sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bougouni's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bougouni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:46 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bougouni reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13419
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33319
43319
53319
63319
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83319
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303218
313218

How December really feels in Bougouni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bougouni weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.311.44.6
Feb36° / 22°10.211.62.9
Mar38° / 25°51.111.91.5
Apr38° / 26°194.512.21.2
May36° / 26°6111.212.52.0
Jun33° / 24°11316.312.73.1
Jul30° / 23°21323.412.63.4
Aug29° / 23°26125.312.43.4
Sep30° / 22°1892212.13.5
Oct32° / 22°7112.311.73.9
Nov34° / 20°41.211.54.0
Dec33° / 19°00.111.34.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137426
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318020

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bougouni gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771463
2801352
3811252
4831142
5851032
687931
789821
889821
990721
1090721
1192620
1292620
1394510
1494510
1594510
1695410
1795410
1895410
1996310
2096310
2196310
2297210
2397210
2497210
2599100
2699100
2799100
2899100
2999100
3099100
3198110

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:386:01
211.46:396:01
311.46:396:02
411.46:406:02
511.46:406:02
611.46:416:02
711.46:416:03
811.46:426:03
911.36:426:03
1011.36:436:04
1111.36:446:04
1211.36:446:05
1311.36:456:05
1411.36:456:05
1511.36:466:06
1611.36:466:06
1711.36:476:07
1811.36:476:07
1911.36:486:07
2011.36:486:08
2111.36:496:08
2211.36:496:09
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2411.36:506:10
2511.36:506:10
2611.36:516:11
2711.36:516:11
2811.36:526:12
2911.36:526:12
3011.36:536:13
3111.36:536:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bougouni

In seasonPeak

None of Bougouni's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bougouni's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bougouni sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Bougouni?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Bougouni for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bougouni in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Bougouni sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bougouni in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bougouni peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bougouni in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bougouni is worst in February — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateModerateFeb 1755 µg/m³Aug 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar51Poor
Apr44Poor
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bougouni?

Bougouni sits at 11.4°N, 7.5°W, 349 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Yanfolila, 77 km away.

KangabaBambaSirakoro MéguétanaKabalaDioïlaSibiKalaban Koro

Topography around Bougouni

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bougouni.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bougouni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Bougouni is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), cropland (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
328 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Yanfolila 77 km · Kangaba 117 km · Bamba 121 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 136 km · Kabala 137 km · Dioïla 140 km · Sibi 141 km · Kalaban Koro 142 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bougouni (11.4177°, -7.4832°, elevation 349 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).