Bamako Weather in May
Bamako in May
The short of it: Bamako in May averages a high of 39 °C (102 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 39° · low 26° · rain 36 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Bamako an average May high of 39°, a low of 26° and some 36 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 39° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 min in mid-May, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Bamako runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Kalaban Koro, 7 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Bamako, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 25 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaban KoroKoulikoro | 7 km SW | 39° | 25° | 37 mm |
| Sirakoro MéguétanaKoulikoro | 8 km SE | 40° | 25° | 37 mm |
| DialakorodjiKoulikoro | 11 km N | 39° | 25° | 34 mm |
| KabalaKoulikoro | 12 km SW | 39° | 25° | 38 mm |
| SangarébougouKoulikoro | 13 km NE | 40° | 25° | 34 mm |
| MoribabougouKoulikoro | 15 km NE | 39° | 25° | 34 mm |
| KatiKoulikoro | 18 km NW | 39° | 24° | 34 mm |
| SibiKoulikoro | 47 km WSW | 38° | 24° | 42 mm |