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🇲🇱 Timbuktu’s climate twin is 🇸🇩 Khartoum, Sudan

close match

Timbuktu, Mali and Khartoum, Sudan are a close climate match — 3,793 km (2,357 mi) apart. Timbuktu is Köppen zone BWh; Khartoum is BWh.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Timbuktu, the atlas lands on Khartoum in the same hot desert (BWh) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Timbuktu's point of view, Khartoum sits about 3,793 km (2,357 mi) out — far enough to feel like another place, close enough on the numbers to stand in.

For Timbuktu, Khartoum is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 2°C (Khartoum warmer); July by 0°C (Khartoum warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Khartoum is 15 mm drier in July.

Sunshine stays close: Khartoum at 10.6 h/day on average versus 10.4 h/day in Timbuktu (January 10.6 h / 10.4 h, July 10.7 h / 10.4 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (24 µg/m³ in Khartoum, 24 in Timbuktu). Dew points differ modestly (January 3°C vs 0°C; July 16°C vs 19°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

TimbuktuKhartoum
January
Temp
30° / 13°
31° / 15°
Rain
0 mm
0 mm
Dew
0°
3°
PM2.5
30.3 µg/m³
29 µg/m³
Sun
10.4 h
10.6 h
July
Temp
39° / 25°
39° / 26°
Rain
60 mm
45 mm
Dew
19°
16°
PM2.5
17.6 µg/m³
19.1 µg/m³
Sun
10.4 h
10.7 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Timbuktu?

On Similar Climates, Khartoum, Sudan is the closest distant match for Timbuktu, Mali — scored close, about 3,793 km (2,357 mi) away.

How far is Timbuktu from its climate twin?

Timbuktu and Khartoum are separated by roughly 3,793 km (2,357 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Timbuktu and Khartoum have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Timbuktu and Khartoum share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are hot desert (BWh).

What is the climate like in Timbuktu?

Timbuktu has a hot desert climate (BWh). January averages a high of 30°C and a low of 13°C with 0 mm of rain; July averages 39°C / 25°C and 60 mm.

How sunny is Timbuktu?

Timbuktu averages about 10.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.4 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Timbuktu?

January PM2.5 averages about 30.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 89); July averages 17.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 66).

Other close climate matches for Timbuktu: Hermosillo (loose), Alice Springs (loose), Gaborone (loose).

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