Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Bamako, Mali weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Bamako, Mali, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 45°C on 2024-04-03; its coldest fell to 9°C on 1982-12-07.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
39°C2007-01-28
22°C2016-01-06
24°C2026-01-06
9°C2009-01-21
February
41°C1998-02-05
25°C2012-02-07
27°C2005-02-24
11°C2014-02-02
March
43°C2024-03-30
30°C1993-03-17
30°C2002-03-30
12°C2019-03-01
April
45°C2024-04-03
27°C2020-04-15
31°C2006-04-17
18°C1987-04-04
May
44°C2025-05-26
28°C2014-05-19
31°C1983-05-01
21°C1994-05-04
June
43°C2002-06-02
27°C1982-06-24
29°C2025-06-10
21°C1982-06-30
July
39°C2026-07-05
24°C2016-07-23
27°C2025-07-01
19°C2008-07-13
August
40°C2025-08-30
24°C2007-08-30
25°C2023-08-26
19°C1982-08-16
September
39°C2025-09-20
24°C1993-09-03
26°C2025-09-03
19°C1983-09-29
October
41°C2025-10-05
24°C1991-10-06
26°C2023-10-24
13°C1982-10-31
November
40°C2023-11-03
25°C1981-11-28
26°C2023-11-07
11°C1986-11-24
December
38°C2004-12-24
22°C1985-12-17
24°C2022-12-04
9°C1982-12-07

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
41°C1998-02-05
22°C2016-01-06
27°C2005-02-24
9°C1982-12-07
Spring (Mar–May)
45°C2024-04-03
27°C2020-04-15
31°C1983-05-01
12°C2019-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
43°C2002-06-02
24°C2007-08-30
29°C2025-06-10
19°C2008-07-13
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
41°C2025-10-05
24°C1993-09-03
26°C2023-10-24
11°C1986-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Bamako has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 45°C 2024-04-03
Lowest 22°C 2016-01-06

Low

Highest 31°C 1983-05-01
Lowest 9°C 1982-12-07

Feels-like

Highest 60°C 2023-06-06
Lowest 6°C 1982-12-07

Humidity

Highest 22.4 g/m³ 2020-07-08
Lowest 1.8 g/m³ 2026-02-17

Wind

Highest 39 km/h 2000-02-01
Lowest 4 km/h 2015-08-03

Precip

Wettest 179 mm 2024-07-29
Driest 153-day dry spell 1996-10-18

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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