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Monthly climate in Atar, Mauritania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Atar features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 45 mm (1.8 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Atar enjoys an average of 3825 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 53 minutes to 13 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Atar, Mauritania §

The warmest months in Atar are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 35 °C (94 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Atar experiences 306 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Atar, Mauritania.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Atar, Mauritania §

Atar usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 2 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Atar are January, May and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Atar, Mauritania.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 13 (0.5) 12 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Atar, Mauritania §

The sunniest months in Atar are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Atar: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Atar, Mauritania.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 244 285 334 342 364 339 352 346 317 311 291 296
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 1m 11h 27m 12h 1m 12h 37m 13h 6m 13h 20m 13h 12m 12h 47m 12h 13m 11h 38m 11h 8m 10h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Atar, Mauritania §

Atar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Atar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Atar, Mauritania.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 8 9 12 14 13 13 11 13 13 11 9 7