Climate averages 1991–2020

Bamako weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 35.2°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 20.2°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Bamako: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Dialakorodji (11 km away). In February its highs average 35.1°C, about as warm as Bamako, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Bamako ranks 7th of 13 for the warmest February highs and 11th of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 35.0°C; Bamako is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 37.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Bamako, 1991–2020
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, selected	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	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Bamako

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 limits

How 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.