According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Mali is March to April and September to October. Plan 14–16 days.
Best months for Mali
- Best months
- March to April and September to October
- How long to stay
- 14–16 days
- Continent
- Africa
What Mali is best for
Famous for Djenné's mud mosque, Dogon Country cliff villages, and the historic desert city of Timbuktu.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Mali by month
Monthly averages around Bamako; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 24 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| February | about 27 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| March best | about 30 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| April best | about 33 °C | little rain (24 mm) |
| May | about 32 °C | some rain (60 mm) |
| June | about 29 °C | a lot of rain (144 mm) |
| July | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (222 mm) |
| August | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (288 mm) |
| September best | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (189 mm) |
| October best | about 27 °C | some rain (57 mm) |
| November | about 27 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| December | about 24 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Mali
- Capital
- Bamako
- Language
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Time
- UTC+0
- Plugs
- Type C, E · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +223
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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