Annual mean 28°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
37.9 °C
Coldest
28.6 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Bamako over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 38°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Bamako runs from June to October, peaking in September with a 65% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to May; December is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Bamako are highest in February, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in October, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Bamako come in February, when the sky is typically 19% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 44%.
Month by month Bamako climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
31°C
19°C
26°C
4%
26%
3.1 m/s
69
59
25
February
33°C
22°C
28°C
2%
19%
3.2 m/s
44
71
12
March
36°C
25°C
32°C
9%
28%
2.8 m/s
9
55
2
April
38°C
27°C
35°C
18%
35%
2.9 m/s
1
25
0
May
36°C
27°C
36°C
30%
40%
2.9 m/s
2
17
1
June
33°C
25°C
35°C
44%
38%
2.7 m/s
4
30
1
July
30°C
24°C
32°C
55%
41%
2.3 m/s
8
50
1
August
29°C
23°C
32°C
58%
44%
2.2 m/s
8
55
1
September
30°C
23°C
33°C
65%
38%
1.8 m/s
4
41
0
October
33°C
23°C
35°C
60%
31%
1.7 m/s
1
25
0
November
34°C
20°C
31°C
28%
29%
2.2 m/s
10
68
1
December
32°C
19°C
27°C
0%
26%
2.9 m/s
52
72
13
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bamako weather by season
Year round, Bamako has days of about 29°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 38°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bamako weather in winterDecember to February
High 32°CLow 20°CRain 2%
Winter in Bamako has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Bamako weather in springMarch to May
High 36°CLow 26°CRain 19%
Spring in Bamako has typical daily highs of about 36°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Bamako weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 24°CRain 52%
Summer in Bamako has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
Bamako weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 33°CLow 22°CRain 51%
Autumn in Bamako has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bamako?
The rainy (wet) season in Bamako runs from June to October, peaking in September with a 65% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to May; December is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Bamako windiest?
Winds in Bamako are highest in February, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in October, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Bamako year round?
The average temperature in Bamako over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 38°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.