Bamba in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bamba sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 163 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Bamba's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bamba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 36°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 163 mm; 32 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bamba in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bamba reaches about 36°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Bamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

38 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bamba weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	3	0.6	11.5	4.7
Feb	35° / 21°	4	0.9	11.7	3.2
Mar	37° / 24°	13	3.8	11.9	2.0
Apr	36° / 25°	44	9.5	12.2	1.9
May	34° / 24°	106	18.6	12.5	2.2
Jun	32° / 23°	163	22.3	12.6	2.7
Jul	30° / 22°	235	27.1	12.5	2.9
Aug	30° / 22°	296	27.3	12.3	3.0
Sep	31° / 22°	225	24.9	12.1	2.9
Oct	33° / 22°	118	17.1	11.8	3.1
Nov	34° / 21°	12	2.7	11.5	3.5
Dec	33° / 19°	1	0.2	11.4	4.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bamba gets around 163 mm of rain over 32 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bamba

In seasonPeak

In spring, Bamba overlaps 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

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bamba?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bamba.

What to pack for Bamba in Spring

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

In spring, Bamba sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bamba in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	14	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bamba in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	47	54	47	42	24	20	13	10	14	21	22	33
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	24	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	10	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	33	Moderate

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.

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

trees 50%

16 km

255 m

trees 52%

80 km

517 m

trees 45%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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Spring 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

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.