Bamako, Mali climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Bamako, Mali, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is April, averaging a high of 40°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 16°C.
Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country, and the city is surrounded on all sides by the Koulikoro Region. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Bamako, Mali's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Bamako average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Bamako, Mali, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is August (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| February | 36°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| March | 39°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| April | 40°C | 25°C | 0 mm |
| May | 39°C | 26°C | 3 mm |
| June | 35°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| July | 31°C | 23°C | 8 mm |
| August | 29°C | 22°C | 10 mm |
| September | 30°C | 22°C | 8 mm |
| October | 33°C | 22°C | 3 mm |
| November | 34°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| December | 33°C | 17°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 45°C on 2024-04-03
- Coldest day on record: 9°C on 1982-12-07
Percentiles compare each day to Bamako, Mali's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →