Banamba weather in August

In August, Banamba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 227 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Banamba's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
227 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Banamba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23123
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How August really feels in Banamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Banamba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.111.35.4
Feb35° / 21°00.111.53.6
Mar38° / 24°10.111.91.6
Apr40° / 27°41.412.30.3
May39° / 28°164.212.60.4
Jun37° / 26°5310.212.81.7
Jul32° / 24°1602012.73.1
Aug30° / 23°22722.612.53.4
Sep31° / 23°1341712.13.6
Oct35° / 23°285.911.72.9
Nov35° / 21°10.211.43.2
Dec32° / 18°00.111.24.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43169
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Banamba gets around 227 mm of rain over 22.6 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
471
572
673
773
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974
1074
1175
1275
1375
1475
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1674
1774
1874
1973
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4964
5964
6964
7964
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:186:54
212.66:186:54
312.66:186:53
412.66:186:53
512.66:186:53
612.66:196:52
712.56:196:52
812.56:196:51
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1012.56:196:51
1112.56:206:50
1212.56:206:50
1312.56:206:49
1412.56:206:49
1512.56:206:48
1612.56:206:48
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Banamba

In seasonPeak

In August, Banamba sits inside its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Banamba?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banamba.

What to pack for Banamba in August

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

In August, Banamba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Banamba in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banamba peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Banamba in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Banamba is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2065 µg/m³Aug 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May42Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul23Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Banamba?

Banamba sits at 13.5°N, 7.4°W, 378 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Toubakoura, 12 km away.

FanaSangarébougouMoribabougouDialakorodjiKati

Topography around Banamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Banamba is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), shrubs (35%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%), grassland (32%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
255 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Toubakoura 12 km · Kolokani 63 km · Koulikoro 77 km · Fana 101 km · Sangarébougou 106 km · Moribabougou 106 km · Dialakorodji 109 km · Kati 112 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 Banamba (13.5477°, -7.4481°, elevation 378 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).