December
OK
33°C / 19.1°C
0 rain days
hot, dry
- very low rainfall (only 0 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
Best time to visit Bamako
Bamako, Mali — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
Best · December & January
About Bamako
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.
— condensed from Wikipedia
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OK — shoulder months
January
OK
32.9°C / 18.4°C
1 rain days
hot, dry
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
November
OK
34.5°C / 21.4°C
1 rain days
hot, dry
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
October
OK
32.9°C / 23.2°C
15 rain days
hot, rainy
Months to skip
February
Skip
35.5°C / 21°C
1 rain days
hot, dry
- dangerously hot (avg high 35.5°C)
March
Skip
37.8°C / 24.2°C
1 rain days
hot, dry
- dangerously hot (avg high 37.8°C)
September
Skip
30.1°C / 22.7°C
25 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.1°C)
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
August
Skip
28.9°C / 22.6°C
29 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (29 rain days)
April
Skip
39.2°C / 26.5°C
4 rain days
hot, dry
- dangerously hot (avg high 39.2°C)
July
Skip
30.4°C / 23.4°C
27 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.4°C)
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
June
Skip
34.4°C / 25.1°C
20 rain days
hot, very wet
- dangerously hot (avg high 34.4°C)
- extremely wet (20 rain days)
May
Skip
37.6°C / 26.7°C
13 rain days
hot, rainy
- dangerously hot (avg high 37.6°C)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.