Bamba climate — normals and trends
Bamba (Mali) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,304 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bamba averages 0 frost days, 300 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Bamba has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 5 April 2021) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 20 January 1968).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 10.38°, -7.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.8°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,304mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
300 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.8 °C
5 April 2021
Coldest day
11.8 °C
20 January 1968
Wettest day
247 mm
5 October 2020
Windiest day
22.2 km/h
6 October 1960
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
6 October 1960
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.3 °C
13 January 1986
Sunniest day
12.6 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 36.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 38.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 37.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 68 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 125 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 295 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 489 mm | +179 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 220 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 31 mm | -85 mm |
| Nov | 35.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bamba?
Bamba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,304 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bamba?
The hottest day measured in Bamba between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2021, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bamba?
The coldest day measured in Bamba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1968, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bamba?
Almost never: Bamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bamba warmed?
Yes: Bamba warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bamba?
The wettest day measured in Bamba between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2020, with 247 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bamba?
The windiest day measured in Bamba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1960, with winds reaching 22.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bamba?
The warmest month in Bamba is April (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bamba?
Bamba receives on average 1,304 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bamba?
Bamba gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bamba?
Yes: Bamba has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bamba?
In Bamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 13 January 1986.
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