Timbuktu
City in Mali: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Timbuktu is a city in Mali, in Tombouctou. About 84,208 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Mali in our atlas.
It lies at 16.77° N, 3.01° W, about 274 m (899 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Bamako time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Timbuktu. Green dots: other major cities of Mali. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Timbuktu has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 42°C (107°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (53°F). Around 198 mm (8 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in MaliNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Mopti · 283 km
- Gao · 320 km
- San · 435 km
- Ségou · 506 km
- Koutiala · 553 km
- Sikasso · 668 km
- Kati · 700 km
- Bamako · 702 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2449067 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q9427 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.