Mali has three main climates. The northern Sahara Desert has a hot and rainy desert climate throughout the year. The central part has a hot and semi-arid step climate, and the southern part has a wet and dry season. During the rainy season from June to September, the amount of precipitation is high and the humidity is high. In the dry season from February to April, there is almost no rain and a hot day continues.

Bamako Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Highest Temperature 33 36 38 39 38 35 32 30 31 34 35 33 Lowest Temperature 16 19 22 24 25 23 22 22 21 21 18 16 Precipitation 1 1 5 16 60 150 246 311 230 70 8 1 Precipitation number of days 0.5 0.5 1 3 7 13 17 20 17 7 1 0.5