Climate
Bamako has a hot and humid Sahelian climate and is very hot on average all year round. Under the Köppen climate classification, Bamako has a tropical wet and dry climate. The average temperature highs of every month is over 30 °C, with the warmest months being March, April and May, when the temperature reaches an average of 39 °C. Record highs of 46 °C have been recorded in the month of May. The coolest months are November to February, which experience average lows of 16–19 °C, although the temperature may fluctuate greatly, with highs of 47 °C having been recorded in February, for instance. During the winter months, rainfall is very scarce, with little rain falling from October to April and virtually no rainfall between December and February. The rainy season occurs in the summer, with the peak rainfall occurring in the months of July, August and September.
| Climate data for Bamako | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42 (108) |
47 (117) |
43 (109) |
44 (111) |
46 (115) |
41 (106) |
39 (102) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
40 (104) |
43 (109) |
40 (104) |
47 (117) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33 (91) |
36 (97) |
39 (102) |
39 (102) |
39 (102) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
35 (95) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
21 (70) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9 (48) |
11 (52) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
8 (46) |
8 (46) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.12) |
15 (0.59) |
74 (2.91) |
137 (5.39) |
279 (10.98) |
348 (13.7) |
206 (8.11) |
43 (1.69) |
15 (0.59) |
0 (0) |
1,120 (44.09) |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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