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Mali

Plan a visit or move to Mali with current conditions, practical signals, maps, local people, and sourced context.

Updated Sunday, November 1, 2026 · sourced live layer and versioned editorial content

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Interactive visit / live calculatorHow safe is Mali for your plan?

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The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises avoiding all travel to the whole country of Mali due to terrorist attacks and severe security risks.

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Mali month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Mali are typically January, October and December, with average daytime highs around 33–33°C. April is usually the warmest month (average high 39°C), January the coldest (average low 19°C), and August the wettest (about 212 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
Month	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)	Rain (mm)	Sunshine (h/day)
January	33.0	18.6	1	10.6
February	35.5	21.0	0	10.8
March	38.1	24.7	1	10.6
April	39.2	26.8	3	10.6
May	37.9	26.9	32	10.4
June	34.6	25.2	79	10.2
July	30.3	23.3	193	9.2
August	28.9	22.7	212	8.2
September	30.1	22.8	139	9.3
October	33.1	23.2	47	10.4
November	34.7	21.6	1	10.7
December	33.3	19.5	1	10.7

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Past and future events in Mali

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Past · documented context

Previously

Cabinet Reshuffle of 2026
The President of the Transition in Mali carried out a major cabinet reshuffle formalized by Decree No. 2026-062/PTRM.
2020 Malian Coup d'état
Military mutiny led by Assimi Goïta and Ismaël Wagué resulting in the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
Northern Mali conflict (2012)
Armed conflict beginning in January 2012 involving Tuareg rebels declaring the independence of Azawad and subsequent Islamist insurgency.
March Revolution of 1991
Mass pro-democracy protests and uprising that led to the arrest of Moussa Traoré and the establishment of a multi-party system.
Mali Federation Independence (1960)
Mali gained independence from France on June 20, 1960, subsequently becoming the Republic of Mali on September 22, 1960.

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01 · Overview

Mali, in brief

Mali is mapped here through verified geographic facts and source-linked daily data. Its longer editorial profile is in the enrichment queue.

02 · History