Mali
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Mali
Official name: | Republic of Mali |
Capital: | Bamako |
Area: | total: 1.24 million sq km water: 20,000 sq km land: 1.22 million sq km |
Climate: | subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy, humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February |
Location: | Western Africa, southwest of Algeria |
Geographic coordinates: | 17 00 N, 4 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
Land boundaries: | total: 7,243 km border countries: Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km |
Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
Terrain: | mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Senegal River 23 m highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m |
Map of Mali