Bamba weather in May

In May, Bamba sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 106 mm of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bamba's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:11 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bamba reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Bamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
17 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bamba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°30.611.54.7
Feb35° / 21°40.911.73.2
Mar37° / 24°133.811.92.0
Apr36° / 25°449.512.21.9
May34° / 24°10618.612.52.2
Jun32° / 23°16322.312.62.7
Jul30° / 22°23527.112.52.9
Aug30° / 22°29627.312.33.0
Sep31° / 22°22524.912.12.9
Oct33° / 22°11817.111.83.1
Nov34° / 21°122.711.53.5
Dec33° / 19°10.211.44.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53664
63763
73763
83664
93664
103664
113565
123565
133565
143466
153466
163367
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193268
203268
213268
223169
233169
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263367
273367
283466
293565
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bamba gets around 106 mm of rain over 18.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
349
450
551
652
753
855
956
1057
1159
1260
1361
1462
1563
1664
1764
1864
1965
2065
2165
2265
2365
2465
2565
2666
2766
2866
2966
3066
3166

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11128700
21127710
31025740
41024750
51022770
60021790
70019810
80018820
90016840
100015850
110013870
120012880
130010900
14009901
15008911
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:156:37
212.46:156:37
312.46:146:37
412.46:146:37
512.46:136:37
612.46:136:37
712.46:136:37
812.46:136:38
912.46:126:38
1012.46:126:38
1112.46:126:38
1212.46:116:38
1312.56:116:38
1412.56:116:39
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1712.56:106:39
1812.56:106:40
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bamba

In seasonPeak

In May, Bamba sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bamba's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bamba sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bamba?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bamba.

What to pack for Bamba in May

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

In May, Bamba sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bamba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bamba peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 14Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bamba in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bamba is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1553 µg/m³Aug 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr42Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bamba?

Bamba sits at 10.4°N, 7.2°W, 367 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Tengréla, 82 km away.

KoliaOdiennéMassiogoBoundialiBougouniYanfolilaM’Bengué

Topography around Bamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m.

The land around Bamba is covered by trees (50%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
255 m
80 km
517 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tengréla 82 km · Kolia 102 km · Odienné 108 km · Massiogo 114 km · Boundiali 120 km · Bougouni 121 km · Yanfolila 141 km · M’Bengué 143 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 Bamba (10.3833°, -7.15°, elevation 367 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).