Editing Bamako (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Pont des Martyrs Bamako.jpg|thumb|right|Pont des Martyrs]]
Bamako is situated on the Niger River floodplain, which hampers development along the riverfront and the Niger's tributaries. Bamako is relatively flat, except to the immediate north where an [[escarpment]] is found, being what remains of an extinct volcano. The Presidential Palace and main hospital are located here.

[[File:ViewFromTheSouthernShoreOfCiteDuNiger.jpg|right|thumb|Niger river]]
[[File:Hilltop view over Bamako.jpg|thumb|right|Hills around Bamako]]
[[File:Bamakolooking north from the old bridge.jpg|thumb|left|Road in Bamako. Kuluba hill, with the Presidential Palace, is in the background.]]

Originally, the city developed on the northern side of the river, but as it grew, bridges were developed to connect the north with the south. The first of these was the [[Martyrs Bridge (Bamako)|Pont des Martyrs]] (2-lane with two pedestrian sections) and the [[King Fahd Bridge (Bamako)|King Fahd Bridge]] (four-lane with two motorcycle and two pedestrian sections). Additionally, a seasonal causeway between the eastern neighborhoods of Sotuba and Misabugu was inherited from colonial times (alternated traffic on one lane with five crossing sections). The [[Sotuba Causeway]] (''Chaussée submersible de Sotuba'' in French, and ''Babilikoroni'' in [[Bambara language|Bamanankan]]) is typically under water from July to January. A third bridge (1.4&nbsp;km long, 24 m wide, four-lane with two motorcycle and two pedestrian sections) is being built at the same location<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maliweb.net/category.php?NID=18466|title=maliweb.net :: Construction du 3e Pont de Bamako : Maliens et Chinois d'accord sur les aspects techniques du projet|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525222445/http://www.maliweb.net/category.php?NID=18466|archive-date=25 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> to reduce downtown congestion, notably by trucks.

===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Bamako features a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw''). Located in the [[Sudanian Savanna|Sudano]]-[[Sahel]]ian zone, Bamako is very hot on average all year round with the hottest months being between March and May. The mildest months are between November and February. During the dry season, rainfall is scarce: virtually none falls between November and April due to the dominance of the Saharan anticyclone and the dry [[trade winds]]. The rainy season occurs in the summer with the peak occurring with a few storms beginning in May, then transitioning to the monsoon from June to October.
{{Weather box
|location=Bamako (1991–2020, extremes 1949–present)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 39.0
|Feb record high C = 42.8
|Mar record high C = 43.9
|Apr record high C = 46.0
|May record high C = 45.0
|Jun record high C = 42.6
|Jul record high C = 42.4
|Aug record high C = 37.8
|Sep record high C = 38.4
|Oct record high C = 38.9
|Nov record high C = 42.0
|Dec record high C = 40.0
|year record high C = 46.0
| Jan high C  =32.6
| Feb high C  =35.7
| Mar high C  =38.3
| Apr high C  =39.5
| May high C  =37.9
| Jun high C  =34.8
| Jul high C  =31.6
| Aug high C  =30.6
| Sep high C  =31.9
| Oct high C  =34.5
| Nov high C  =35.4
| Dec high C  =33.3
| year high C =
| Jan mean C  =24.9
| Feb mean C  =27.9
| Mar mean C  =30.6
| Apr mean C  =32.3
| May mean C  =31.6
| Jun mean C  =29.1
| Jul mean C  =26.8
| Aug mean C  =26.1
| Sep mean C  =26.7
| Oct mean C  =27.8
| Nov mean C  =26.7
| Dec mean C  =25.1
| year mean C =
| Jan low C  =17.2
| Feb low C  =20.1
| Mar low C  =22.9
| Apr low C  =25.1
| May low C  =25.2
| Jun low C  =23.3
| Jul low C  =22.0
| Aug low C  =21.7
| Sep low C  =21.5
| Oct low C  =21.1
| Nov low C  =17.9
| Dec low C  =16.8
| year low C =
|Jan record low C = 8.7
|Feb record low C = 9.0
|Mar record low C = 12.0
|Apr record low C = 15.8
|May record low C = 17.8
|Jun record low C = 16.1
|Jul record low C = 17.5
|Aug record low C = 17.2
|Sep record low C = 18.0
|Oct record low C = 13.0
|Nov record low C = 9.5
|Dec record low C = 6.1
|year record low C = 6.1
| precipitation colour  =  green
| Jan precipitation mm  =2.1
| Feb precipitation mm  =0.8
| Mar precipitation mm  =3.7
| Apr precipitation mm  =17.7
| May precipitation mm  =70.9
| Jun precipitation mm  =129.9
| Jul precipitation mm  =227.4
| Aug precipitation mm  =263.8
| Sep precipitation mm  =175.7
| Oct precipitation mm  =52.6
| Nov precipitation mm  =2.2
| Dec precipitation mm  =0.0
| year precipitation mm =
| unit precipitation days =  1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days  =0.2
| Feb precipitation days  =0.1
| Mar precipitation days  =0.4
| Apr precipitation days  =2.2
| May precipitation days  =5.8
| Jun precipitation days  =9.6
| Jul precipitation days  =14.1
| Aug precipitation days  =16.3
| Sep precipitation days  =12.5
| Oct precipitation days  =5.4
| Nov precipitation days  =0.3
| Dec precipitation days  =0
| year precipitation days =
|Jan humidity = 24
|Feb humidity = 20
|Mar humidity = 22
|Apr humidity = 33
|May humidity = 50
|Jun humidity = 67
|Jul humidity = 77
|Aug humidity = 81
|Sep humidity = 78
|Oct humidity = 65
|Nov humidity = 38
|Dec humidity = 27
|year humidity = 49
|Jan sun = 277.4
|Feb sun = 253.0
|Mar sun = 268.1
|Apr sun = 230.4
|May sun = 242.6
|Jun sun = 233.6
|Jul sun = 216.6
|Aug sun = 218.3
|Sep sun = 221.7
|Oct sun = 253.7
|Nov sun = 270.7
|Dec sun = 268.6
|year sun = 2954.7
|source 1= NOAA (sun, 1961–1990),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Mali/CSV/BamakoSenou_61291.csv |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Mali-Bamako Senou |access-date=7 January 2024 |publisher=NOAA |format=CSV}}</ref><ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/M1/61291.TXT
| title = BKO–s (Bamako) Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = 10 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=global-summary-of-the-day&stations=61291099999&startDate=1700-01-01&endDate=2023-12-31&dataTypes=MAX,MIN,PRCP
| title = Global Surface Summary of the Day – GSOD
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = 26 January 2023
}}</ref> [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name= WMO>{{cite web
| url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/034/c00129.htm
| title = World Weather Information Service – Bamako
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 20 June 2013
| archive-date = 13 March 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130313214445/http://worldweather.wmo.int/034/c00129.htm
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
|source 2= [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (extremes and humidity),<ref name = DWD>{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_612910_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Bamako (Flughafen) / Mali
| work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 3 February 2019
| archive-date = 9 June 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200609162241/https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_612910_kt.pdf
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Extreme Temperature Around The World <ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm
| title = December record low, April record high
| work = 
| publisher = 
| language = en
| access-date = 3 July 2023}}</ref>
}}