Bafoulabé weather in November

In November, Bafoulabé sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bafoulabé's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bafoulabé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:48 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
43%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Bafoulabé is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical November day in Bafoulabé reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13623
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33623
43623
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How November really feels in Bafoulabé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bafoulabé weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°00.111.33.8
Feb37° / 23°0011.52.0
Mar40° / 26°0011.90.3
Apr42° / 28°10.312.30.0
May41° / 30°132.812.60.0
Jun37° / 28°549.412.81.3
Jul33° / 25°14716.412.73.0
Aug31° / 24°25620.812.53.3
Sep32° / 24°1591712.13.4
Oct35° / 24°386.611.73.0
Nov36° / 22°10.311.42.4
Dec35° / 20°00.111.23.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46535
56535
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116634
126535
136535
146535
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216337
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256337
266337
276337
286436
296337
306337

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Bafoulabé gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
16
25
35
44
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63
73
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
120141628211
223151627181
326151626160
430161625140
533171623110
63717162190
74017151980
84417151760
94717151650
105117141440
115417141230
125717131120
13591713920
14631612810
15641612710
16661512610
17681511510
18711411400
19721410400
2074149300
2175139300
2277138200
2378137200
2479136200
2580136100
2682125100
2783124100
2884114100
2986113000
3087103000

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:426:12
211.56:426:12
311.56:436:11
411.56:436:11
511.56:436:11
611.46:446:10
711.46:446:10
811.46:456:10
911.46:456:10
1011.46:456:10
1111.46:466:10
1211.46:466:09
1311.46:476:09
1411.46:476:09
1511.46:486:09
1611.36:486:09
1711.36:496:09
1811.36:496:09
1911.36:506:09
2011.36:506:09
2111.36:516:09
2211.36:516:09
2311.36:526:09
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2511.36:536:09
2611.36:536:10
2711.36:546:10
2811.36:546:10
2911.36:556:10
3011.26:556:10

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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215.6Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Bafoulabé

In seasonPeak

None of Bafoulabé's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bafoulabé's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bafoulabé sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Bafoulabé?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bafoulabé.

What to pack for Bafoulabé in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Bafoulabé sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bafoulabé in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bafoulabé peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bafoulabé in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bafoulabé is worst in November — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 2079 µg/m³Aug 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bafoulabé?

Bafoulabé sits at 13.8°N, 10.8°W, 82 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Mahina, 80 km away.

KitaSagaloDiémaEl ’AyoûnKédougouNioro

Topography around Bafoulabé

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bafoulabé.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bafoulabé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Bafoulabé is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
505 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Mahina 80 km · Kayes 97 km · Kita 169 km · Sagalo 179 km · Diéma 195 km · El ’Ayoûn 198 km · Kédougou 202 km · Nioro 207 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bafoulabé (13.8084°, -10.8334°, elevation 82 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).