Bamako vs Dakar: which is better, month by month

Dakar beats Bamako in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (88 vs 42) — and they are within 3 points in September to December.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Bamako

🇲🇱 Mali · tropical climate

Best month: January 84/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Dakar

🇸🇳 Senegal · arid climate

Best month: February 91/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Bamako vs Dakar — all 12 months

Month	Bamako	Dakar	Winner	Gap
January	84Ahot, dry	89Awarm, dry	Dakar	5
February	69Csweltering, dry	91Snice, dry, poor air quality	Dakar	22
March	50Dsweltering, dry	90Snice, dry	Dakar	40
April	42Fsweltering, dry	88Awarm, dry	Dakar	46
May	46Fsweltering, dry	83Awarm, dry, muggy air	Dakar	37
June	59Dsweltering, a little rain	76Bhot, dry, muggy air	Dakar	17
July	55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	70Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Dakar	15
August	51Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air	Dakar	7
September	62Csweltering, soaked, clean air	60Csweltering, rainy, muggy air	Tie	2
October	64Csweltering, a little rain	67Csweltering, dry, muggy air	Tie	3
November	71Bsweltering, dry	74Bhot, dry	Tie	3
December	83Ahot, dry, poor air quality	82Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Tie	1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (42 vs 88). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.