climigo

Mali

Do not travel

The governments of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States advise against all travel to the whole country.

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When to go?

The best months are December–January. Avoid February–November (hot, at times extreme heat).

Climate zones

Ivory CoastGhanaSierra LeoneTogoBeninGuineaBurkina FasoSenegalMauritaniaNigeriaNigerWestern SaharaAlgeriaMoroccoTimbuktuTimbuktuTimbuktuBamakoBamakoBamakoGaoGaoGaoDjennéDjennéDjennéKidalKidalKidal

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 30°15°
February 33°17°
March 37°21°
April 40°24° extreme heat
May 41°27° extreme heat
June 41°27° extreme heat
July 38°27° extreme heat
August 37°26°
September 37°25° extreme heat
October 37°24°
November 34°19°
December 31°16°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°45°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec14.7 · 30.0 °CJanuary: 14.7 · 30.0 °C17.2 · 32.9 °CFebruary: 17.2 · 32.9 °C20.8 · 36.6 °CMarch: 20.8 · 36.6 °C24.4 · 39.7 °CApril: 24.4 · 39.7 °C27.0 · 41.0 °CMay: 27.0 · 41.0 °C27.4 · 40.6 °CJune: 27.4 · 40.6 °C26.5 · 38.3 °CJuly: 26.5 · 38.3 °C25.6 · 36.6 °CAugust: 25.6 · 36.6 °C25.4 · 37.4 °CSeptember: 25.4 · 37.4 °C23.7 · 37.2 °COctober: 23.7 · 37.2 °C19.2 · 34.1 °CNovember: 19.2 · 34.1 °C15.7 · 30.7 °CDecember: 15.7 · 30.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 14.7 – 30.0 °C
Feb 17.2 – 32.9 °C
Mar 20.8 – 36.6 °C
Apr 24.4 – 39.7 °C
May 27.0 – 41.0 °C
Jun 27.4 – 40.6 °C
Jul 26.5 – 38.3 °C
Aug 25.6 – 36.6 °C
Sep 25.4 – 37.4 °C
Oct 23.7 – 37.2 °C
Nov 19.2 – 34.1 °C
Dec 15.7 – 30.7 °C

How much it rains

January 1 mm0 d
February 1 mm0 d
March 1 mm0 d
April 4 mm0 d
May 14 mm1 d
June 34 mm3 d
July 80 mm5 d
August 109 mm7 d
September 60 mm5 d
October 17 mm2 d
November 1 mm0 d
December 0 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1 mm · 0 rain daysJanuary: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysFebruary: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysMarch: 1 mm · 0 rain days4 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 4 mm · 0 rain days14 mm · 1 rain day · 14 mm a dayMay: 14 mm · 1 rain day · 14 mm a day34 mm · 3 rain days · 11 mm a dayJune: 34 mm · 3 rain days · 11 mm a day80 mm · 5 rain days · 16 mm a dayJuly: 80 mm · 5 rain days · 16 mm a day109 mm · 7 rain days · 16 mm a dayAugust: 109 mm · 7 rain days · 16 mm a day60 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a daySeptember: 60 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a day17 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 17 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a day1 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 1 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 0 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 1 mm0 d
Feb 1 mm0 d
Mar 1 mm0 d
Apr 4 mm0 d
May 14 mm1 d
Jun 34 mm3 d
Jul 80 mm5 d
Aug 109 mm7 d
Sep 60 mm5 d
Oct 17 mm2 d
Nov 1 mm0 d
Dec 0 mm0 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 13
February 11 h 35
March 12 h 02
April 12 h 31
May 12 h 56
June 13 h 09
July 13 h 03
August 12 h 43
September 12 h 14
October 11 h 46
November 11 h 20
December 11 h 07

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities