Mali
About 19.1M people live in Mali, on 1,240,000 km² in 11 regions; the capital is Bamako. The highest summit is Mont Essali (890 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Mali at a glance
The atlas follows 15,747 places here month by month, with 4 mountains and 17 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Mali's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+436%4.7M in 1950 → 25.2M in 2025 → 46.2M in 2050Mali · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Mali
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Mali
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
44OctoberDjenné
56OctoberTimbuktu
43OctoberSikasso
45OctoberSégou
41OctoberKoutiala
57OctoberGao
39OctoberSan
47OctoberNiono
11 regions
Mali from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Mali
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Mali
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Mali
17 monuments and 3 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Mali
The ground and the sky in Mali
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Mali
2 large airports, 11 railway stations, 12 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.