At the borders of the clenching grasp of the Sahara, the south part of Mali is the most hospitable. While temperatures in the south are only slightly less hot than the north, with few days staying below 30°C (86°F) and some passing 40°C (104°F), things get quite stifling on the more humid days during the middle of the year. December to March tends to have the best combination of heat and humidity with neither being too high - at least by Mali standards.

