Climate averages 1991–2020
Bamako weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Bamako: daytime highs average 32.6°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dialakorodji (11 km away). In December its highs average 32.5°C, about as warm as Bamako, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Bamako ranks 8th of 13 for the warmest December highs and joint 5th of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 32.6°C; Bamako is level with that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 32.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.5 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bamako climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| February | 35.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 37.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.1°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 7.0 | 2.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.8°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 32 | 7.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 34.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 92 | 14.2 | 12.913 h |
| July | 29.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 198 | 22.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 253 | 24.3 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 163 | 20.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 49 | 9.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.1°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 32.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Dialakorodji in DecemberMali · 11 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kati in DecemberMali · 18 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bougouni in DecemberMali · 143 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kita in DecemberMali · 171 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Siguiri in DecemberGuinea · 185 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ségou in DecemberMali · 208 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Koutiala in DecemberMali · 274 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Kankan in DecemberGuinea · 287 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bamako) is explained once on the Bamako year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.