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Monthly climate in Aleg, Mauritania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Aleg features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 101 mm (4.0 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Aleg enjoys an average of 3766 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Aleg, Mauritania §

The warmest months in Aleg are May, June and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 °C (92 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Aleg 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 Aleg, 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
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Aleg, Mauritania §

Aleg usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 4 rainy days and 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Aleg 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 Aleg, 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) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 41 (1.6) 38 (1.5) 9 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Aleg, Mauritania §

The sunniest months in Aleg are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Aleg: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Aleg, 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 244 281 332 335 351 328 343 333 312 316 290 294
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 13m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 31m 12h 55m 13h 7m 13h 0m 12h 39m 12h 12m 11h 43m 11h 19m 11h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Aleg, Mauritania §

Aleg 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Aleg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Aleg, 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 9 12 13 12 13 12 13 13 11 9 8