Climate averages 1991–2020
Bougouni weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Bougouni: daytime highs average 38.0°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.5 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bamako (143 km away). In March its highs average 37.8°C, about as warm as Bougouni, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Mali, Bougouni ranks 6th of 13 for the warmest March highs and 12th of 13 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 13 cities is 37.9°C; Bougouni is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 38.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.5 mm to 18 mm.
The annual picture
March 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
Bougouni climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| February | 36.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 38.0°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 4.5 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 18 | 4.5 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 61 | 11.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.6°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 113 | 16.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 213 | 23.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 261 | 25.3 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 188 | 22.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 71 | 12.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 4.3 | 1.2 | 11.612 h |
| December | 33.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.511 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
March in nearby cities
- Bamako in MarchMali · 143 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in MarchMali · 152 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Kati in MarchMali · 161 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Siguiri in MarchGuinea · 184 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Sikasso in MarchMali · 198 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 23.9°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Kankan in MarchGuinea · 230 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Koutiala in MarchMali · 245 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Ségou in MarchMali · 261 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 0.7 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 Bougouni) is explained once on the Bougouni year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.