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Monthly climate in Barkewol, Mauritania

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Barkewol features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 37 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (118 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 120 mm (4.7 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Barkewol enjoys an average of 3775 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Barkewol, Mauritania

The warmest months in Barkewol are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 37 °C (94 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 28 °C (77 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Barkewol experiences 329 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 Barkewol. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum38°C
(101°F)		41°C
(106°F)		44°C
(112°F)		45°C
(113°F)		47°C
(117°F)		47°C
(118°F)		45°C
(113°F)		43°C
(110°F)		45°C
(114°F)		44°C
(112°F)		41°C
(106°F)		40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum36°C
(97°F)		39°C
(103°F)		42°C
(108°F)		44°C
(112°F)		46°C
(115°F)		46°C
(116°F)		43°C
(109°F)		42°C
(108°F)		43°C
(110°F)		43°C
(110°F)		41°C
(105°F)		38°C
(101°F)
Average high32°C
(90°F)		34°C
(94°F)		38°C
(100°F)		41°C
(106°F)		43°C
(109°F)		42°C
(108°F)		39°C
(102°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(100°F)		40°C
(104°F)		37°C
(99°F)		33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean25°C
(77°F)		28°C
(82°F)		31°C
(88°F)		34°C
(94°F)		37°C
(98°F)		37°C
(98°F)		34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(91°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)		31°C
(87°F)		26°C
(80°F)
Average low18°C
(65°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(74°F)		27°C
(80°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(88°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(82°F)		24°C
(76°F)		20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum15°C
(59°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		22°C
(73°F)		26°C
(78°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(75°F)		20°C
(68°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Minimum13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(58°F)		16°C
(60°F)		19°C
(66°F)		22°C
(73°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		21°C
(70°F)		18°C
(64°F)		14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Barkewol, Mauritania

Barkewol usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 4 rainy days and 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Barkewol are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Barkewol. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.0)1 (0.0)8 (0.3)11 (0.5)43 (1.7)43 (1.7)13 (0.5)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)000000166100

Monthly sunshine hours in Barkewol, Mauritania

The sunniest months in Barkewol are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 5 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Barkewol: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Barkewol. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours248285335335352329343327311312293298
Mean daily daylight hours11h 14m11h 35m12h 2m12h 30m12h 54m13h 5m12h 59m12h 38m12h 11m11h 44m11h 20m11h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Barkewol, Mauritania

Barkewol experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Barkewol UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Barkewol. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)9101213121212131311108