Bamako monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bamako

Bamako average temperature chart (Celsius) Bamako average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bamako (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 32.4 35.6 37.7 38.6 37.7 34.7 31.5 30.6 31.8 34.2 32.9 32.3
°F 90.4 96.1 99.9 101.4 99.8 94.5 88.6 87.1 89.2 93.6 91.2 90.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bamako monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bamako monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bamako (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 1 0 3 19 56 125 219 276 178 60 3 1
inches 0.1 0 0.1 0.8 2.2 4.9 8.6 10.9 7 2.3 0.1 0
Rainy days 0 0 1 3 6 11 16 17 14 6 0 0

Average annual rainfall in Bamako: 943.966mm (371.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bamako

Bamako average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bamako
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.5 9.5 9.1 8.3 8.4 8.3 7.5 7.4 7.9 8.7 9.6 9.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bamako average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bamako average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bamako (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.2 20 23.1 25.3 25.5 23.6 22.1 21.8 21.8 21.7 19.2 17.4
Max °C 32.8 36 38.1 38.9 38 35 31.7 30.9 32 34.6 33.2 32.7
Min °F 63 68 73.6 77.5 77.8 74.5 71.8 71.2 71.2 71 66.6 63.2
Max °F 77 82.4 87.1 89.8 89.1 84.7 80.4 79.3 80.4 82.6 79.2 77

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bamako average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bamako average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bamako in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.5 25.3 25.5 25.9 26.4 26.2 25.6 25.3 25.5 26.1 26.4 26.1
°F 77.9 77.5 77.8 78.7 79.6 79.2 78 77.5 77.9 79 79.5 79

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bamako average winspeed by month (km/h) Bamako average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bamako (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 10
mph 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 5 4 4 5 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bamako relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bamako
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
28% 25% 25% 36% 51% 66% 77% 79% 77% 65% 43% 32%

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Bamako weather stats

Bamako weather statistics
Hottest month: April 38.6°C 101.5°F
Driest month: February 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: November 9.6hrs
Coldest month: January 32.4°C 90.3°F
Wettest month: August 276mm 10.9ins
Warmest sea: May 26.4°C 79.5°F
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