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Monthly climate in Bamako, Mali

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bamako features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 854 mm (33.6 inches) and receives 98 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bamako enjoys an average of 3736 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bamako, Mali §

The warmest months in Bamako are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bamako experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bamako, Mali.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bamako, Mali §

Bamako usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 234 mm (9.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bamako are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bamako, Mali.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 21 (0.8) 66 (2.6) 240 (9.4) 299 (11.8) 162 (6.4) 54 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 5 12 25 25 19 11 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Bamako, Mali §

The sunniest months in Bamako are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bamako: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bamako, Mali.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 262 294 326 326 338 328 320 280 301 318 313 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 27m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 41m 12h 50m 12h 46m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 31m 11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Bamako, Mali §

Bamako experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bamako UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bamako, Mali.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 11 10 9