Timbuktu
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About
Timbuktu is an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 kilometres north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census.
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The next week in Timbuktu
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Partly cloudy
44° / 30°
UV Very high
Sat
Partly cloudy
42° / 32°
UV Very high
Sun
Partly cloudy
41° / 30°
UV Very high
Mon
Overcast
41° / 30°
UV Very high
Tue
Overcast
42° / 30°
UV Very high
Wed
Partly cloudy
43° / 31°
UV Very high
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
46° / 21°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
12.9h
05:41 – 18:35local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Timbuktu
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Tombouktou Airport (TOM) at 5 km.
Getting around Timbuktu
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
FlixBus-deB Metro
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.