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Monthly climate in Kiffa, Mauritania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kiffa features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 37 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 120 mm (4.7 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kiffa enjoys an average of 3770 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 Kiffa, Mauritania §

The warmest months in Kiffa are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 37 °C (93 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 27 °C (75 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kiffa experiences 328 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 Kiffa, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kiffa, Mauritania §

Kiffa usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 5 rainy days and 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kiffa are January, April and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kiffa, 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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 9 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 50 (2.0) 36 (1.4) 10 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kiffa, Mauritania §

The sunniest months in Kiffa are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kiffa: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kiffa, 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 249 284 335 336 349 330 341 324 312 312 294 298
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 14m 11h 35m 12h 2m 12h 30m 12h 54m 13h 5m 12h 59m 12h 38m 12h 11m 11h 44m 11h 20m 11h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Kiffa, Mauritania §

Kiffa 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 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 Kiffa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kiffa, 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) 9 10 12 14 13 12 13 13 13 11 10 8