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Mali · Regional climate

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Regional slice of Mali with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Mar.

Range
30–40 °C
Compare
−1.4°C vs. Mali mean
Country
Mali
TZ
Africa/Bamako
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12-month climate · Bamako

How the year moves in Bamako

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Bamako itself rather than over Mali as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyBamako, Mali. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (29.6), highest in April (39.6). Monthly means: 32.9, 35.5, 38.4, 39.6, 38.2, 34.9, 30.7, 29.6, 30.9, 33.7, 35.3, 33.3.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January32.9
February35.5
March38.4
April39.6
May38.2
June34.9
July30.7
August29.6
September30.9
October33.7
November35.3
December33.3
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyBamako, Mali. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in February (0), highest in August (288). Monthly means: 1, 0, 2, 6, 22, 79, 243, 288, 168, 48, 0, 0.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January1
February0
March2
April6
May22
June79
July243
August288
September168
October48
November0
December0
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyBamako, Mali. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (4.3), highest in February (9.7). Monthly means: 9.5, 9.7, 9.5, 9.2, 8.5, 8.2, 5.6, 4.3, 6.7, 8.5, 9.6, 9.4.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January9.5
February9.7
March9.5
April9.2
May8.5
June8.2
July5.6
August4.3
September6.7
October8.5
November9.6
December9.4
Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Mali

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Do not travel
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