City · Mali
Best time to visit Bamako
The best time to visit Bamako is December and January, with daytime temperatures around 33°C.
Bamako at a glance: warmest in April with daytime temperatures around 40°C and coolest in August (31°C). The wettest month is August (284 mm) and the driest January (0 mm), with about 960 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in November.
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Bamako
390 mHot and dry
72
33°/17°0 mm54 %12 h
A typical mid-January in Bamako
Sunny 16Cloudy 14Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
17°31°36°15°44°
Daylight (solar time)
06:1617:44
0006121824
11 h 28 m
Precipitation
0290 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 27 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 33° | 17° | 0 mm | 0 | 54 % | 12 h | Hot and dry |
| February | 59 | 37° | 20° | 0 mm | 0 | 55 % | 12 h | Very hot and dry |
| March | 56 | 39° | 24° | 3 mm | 1 | 46 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| April | 55 | 40° | 26° | 14 mm | 3 | 39 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| May | 39 | 38° | 26° | 58 mm | 7 | 38 % | 13 h | Very hot and muggy |
| June | 23 | 36° | 24° | 121 mm | 12 | 35 % | 13 h | Very hot, showery and muggy |
| July | 25 | 32° | 22° | 226 mm | 17 | 29 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| August | 27 | 31° | 22° | 284 mm | 18 | 26 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, rainy and muggy |
| September | 31 | 32° | 22° | 185 mm | 15 | 35 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| October | 45 | 35° | 22° | 63 mm | 6 | 41 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| November | 64 | 35° | 20° | 3 mm | 0 | 56 % | 12 h | Hot |
| December | 70 | 34° | 18° | 0 mm | 0 | 56 % | 11 h | Hot and dry |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 390 m. Coordinates: 12.64, -8.00.