Best time to go to Mali for a perfect weather and where to go?

When is the best time to go to Mali?

When is the best time to go to Mali? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

In Mali, the weather is good everywhere in January, February, October, November and December
The best months to go to Bamako are January, February, July, September, October, November and December
On average, the warmest months in Bamako are March, April, May and June
August is the wettest month in this city
The cities with the best climate are Kidal and Mopti, with good weather at least 9 months a year

Annual weather in Mali

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Mali for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

Month			Our opinion	View Details
January*	13°C to 35°C	0 days	perfect weather*	Mali in january
February*	16°C to 38°C	0 days	perfect weather*	Mali in february
March*	20°C to 41°C	0 to 1 days*	good weather*	Mali in march
April*	24°C to 43°C	0 to 1 days*	tolerable weather*	Mali in april
May	27°C to 43°C	0 to 4 days*	tolerable weather	Mali in may
June*	25°C to 43°C	0 to 8 days*	tolerable weather*	Mali in june
July*	23°C to 42°C	1 to 13 days*	tolerable weather*	Mali in july
August*	22°C to 41°C	2 to 20 days*	good weather*	Mali in august
September*	22°C to 41°C	0 to 13 days*	good weather*	Mali in september
October	23°C to 40°C	0 to 5 days*	good weather	Mali in october
November*	20°C to 38°C	0 days	good weather*	Mali in november
December	15°C to 35°C	0 days	perfect weather	Mali in december

* weather varies across the country ; please check out the Where to go section below.

Best time to travel to Mali by cities

Chargement en cours

Best time to go to Bamako

Best time to go to Tessalit

Best time to go to Timbuktu

Best time to go to Gao

Best time to go to Kayes

Best time to go to Kidal

Best time to go to Mopti

Best time to go to Segou

Best time to go to Sikasso

Temperatures and rainfall in Mali

On these 2 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Mali and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Bamako, Tessalit, Timbuktu, Gao and Kayes.

Peak visitor numbers and tourist seasons in Mali

Find out when Mali has its high tourist season (the period when the influx of tourists is highest) and off-peak tourist season using our data and figures.

Tourist seasons in Mali

The months with low numbers of tourists are: February, March, April, May and June. The number of visitors to Mali is high in: January, July, August, September, October, November and December.

Very low season in Mali: February, April, May and June.
Low season in Mali: March.
High season in Mali: January, July, August, September and December.
Peak season in Mali: October and November.

Figure: Visitor index for Mali month by month

Average price for flights to Mali

A return flight between London and Bamako is generally cheaper if you go in may ($ 757 on average): this is the best time for travellers on a tight budget. In contrast, you may end up paying $ 322 more for your airline ticket to Bamako if you go in august.

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Where to go in Mali?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Bamako	35°C	38°C	40°C	42°C	41°C	39°C	35°C	32°C	33°C	36°C	37°C	35°C
Tessalit	27°C	30°C	34°C	38°C	42°C	43°C	42°C	41°C	41°C	38°C	32°C	28°C
Timbuktu	30°C	34°C	38°C	41°C	43°C	43°C	41°C	39°C	40°C	40°C	36°C	31°C
Gao	32°C	35°C	39°C	42°C	43°C	43°C	40°C	39°C	40°C	40°C	37°C	32°C
Kayes	35°C	37°C	41°C	43°C	43°C	41°C	37°C	34°C	35°C	38°C	38°C	35°C
Kidal	29°C	32°C	36°C	40°C	42°C	43°C	41°C	40°C	40°C	38°C	34°C	29°C
Mopti	33°C	36°C	40°C	42°C	42°C	41°C	38°C	36°C	38°C	39°C	37°C	34°C
Segou	34°C	37°C	41°C	43°C	42°C	40°C	37°C	34°C	35°C	38°C	38°C	35°C
Sikasso	35°C	38°C	40°C	40°C	39°C	37°C	33°C	30°C	32°C	35°C	36°C	35°C

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good weather

tolerable weather

bad weather

About Mali

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Is this weather information for Mali reliable?

Climate data for Mali has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Mali allows us to determine the average for each month in Bamako, Tessalit, Timbuktu, Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Mopti, Segou and and 1 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.