Today, 14 August, Friday, in Bamako (Mali): partly cloudy, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +31°, at night around +25°. Due to high humidity it feels like +34°. Wind up to 5 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sun will rise at 06:20 and set at 18:53 — daylight lasts 13 hours.
Hourly weather in Bamako
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6%20
0%21
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18%23
31%00
44%01
56%02
63%03
58%04
48%05
39%06
36%07
34%08
33%09
29%10
26%11
27%12
38%13
54%14
67%15
75%16
80%17
82%18
💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Bamako for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 14.8
⛈️
💧 27%
+25°+31°
Morning
⛈️
+27°
Day
⛈️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+25°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 27% · wind up to 5 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 15.8
⛈️
💧 82%
+23°+30°
Morning
☁️
+24°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+23°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 82% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 16.8
⛈️
💧 80%
+23°+29°
Morning
⛈️
+25°
Day
⛈️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 80% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 17.8
🌦️
💧 65%
+23°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Drizzle · precipitation 65% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 57%
+22°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+22°
Drizzle · precipitation 57% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 19.8
🌦️
💧 37%
+22°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+22°
Rain showers · precipitation 37% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 20.8
🌦️
💧 41%
+23°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Drizzle · precipitation 41% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 21.8
🌦️
💧 49%
+24°+32°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+32°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 49% · wind up to 8 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Sat 22.8
⛈️
💧 67%
+23°+30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 67% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 23.8
⛈️
💧 85%
+23°+27°
Morning
⛈️
+24°
Day
⛈️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+23°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 85% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 24.8
🌦️
💧 76%
+22°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+22°
Rain showers · precipitation 76% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 25.8
☁️
💧 55%
+22°+29°
Morning
☁️
+25°
Day
☁️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+22°
Overcast · precipitation 55% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 26.8
🌦️
💧 46%
+24°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 46% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 27.8
🌦️
💧 52%
+23°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Drizzle · precipitation 52% · wind up to 8 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
21 / 100
comfort for running · So-so
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
27%
possible · low
✨ Stars
69 / 100
evening visibility · Good
🧺 Laundry drying
39 / 100
will dry outside · So-so
🚗 Car wash
63 / 100
no rain expected · Average
🌫️ Air quality
24
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 9PM10: 20O₃: 59NO₂: 3
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
18:53
Golden hour
18:24
Daylight
13 h (-1 min vs yesterday)
Bamako climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+32°
+18°
Jan
+35°
+21°
Feb
+38°
+24°
Mar
+39°
+26°
Apr
+38°
+27°
May
+34°
+25°
Jun
+30°
+23°
Jul
+29°
+22°
Aug
+30°
+23°
Sep
+32°
+23°
Oct
+34°
+21°
Nov
+33°
+19°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+32°
+18°
1 mm
Hot (+32° by day) but dry — manageable with a sensible schedule. ☀️ water and sunscreen. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
February
+35°
+21°
1 mm
Up to +35° by day — hot, yet not muggy; mornings and evenings are pleasant. ☀️ water and sunscreen.
March
+38°
+24°
2 mm
One of the hottest stretches: +38° by day, plan around the midday sun. 🥵 water, SPF 50, a hat.
April
+39°
+26°
6 mm
Extremely hot: around +39° by day, staying outside is hard. 🥵 water, SPF 50, a hat. This is the hottest month of the year in Bamako.
May
+38°
+27°
32 mm
Peak heat — about +38° in the daytime; outdoor plans only early morning or evening. 🥵 water, SPF 50, a hat.
June
+34°
+25°
91 mm
A hot, dry month: +34° daytime, warm pleasant evenings. One of the wettest months (91 mm): downpours can derail plans. ☀️ water and sunscreen. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July
+30°
+23°
189 mm
Warm and comfortable: +30° by day, +23° at night. It's a rainy month (189 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing.
August
+29°
+22°
243 mm
Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (243 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. This is the coldest month of the year.
September
+30°
+23°
158 mm
A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (158 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
October
+32°
+23°
49 mm
Hot (+32° by day) but dry — manageable with a sensible schedule. ☀️ water and sunscreen.
November
+34°
+21°
2 mm
Up to +34° by day — hot, yet not muggy; mornings and evenings are pleasant. ☀️ water and sunscreen. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
December
+33°
+19°
0 mm
A hot, dry month: +33° daytime, warm pleasant evenings. ☀️ water and sunscreen. One of the driest months — rain is very unlikely.
When to visit Bamako
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, November, December
Daytime air+32…+34°
Precipitationnone
Why: comfortable +32…+34° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: February, March, April, May, June, October
Daytime air+32…+39°
Precipitationoften
Why: already/still hot (+32…+39°) but bearable; fewer crowds, lower prices.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: July, August, September
Daytime air+29…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (158–243 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Bamako is November – January, and the most comfortable months are January, November, December. The toughest months to visit are July, August, September: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+31°
Normal for August
+29°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+27°
Record for this date
+34° (1941)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Bamako
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