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Monthly climate in Akjoujt, Mauritania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Akjoujt features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 38 mm (1.5 inches) and receives 5 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Akjoujt enjoys an average of 3797 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 57 minutes to 13 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Akjoujt, Mauritania §

The warmest months in Akjoujt are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 35 °C (93 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 24 °C (71 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Akjoujt experiences 322 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 Akjoujt, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Akjoujt, Mauritania §

Akjoujt usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 1 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Akjoujt 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 Akjoujt, 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) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 15 (0.6) 9 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Akjoujt, Mauritania §

The sunniest months in Akjoujt are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Akjoujt: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Akjoujt, 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 242 282 333 338 363 335 348 344 313 310 290 294
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 4m 11h 29m 12h 2m 12h 35m 13h 3m 13h 17m 13h 10m 12h 45m 12h 13m 11h 39m 11h 11m 10h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Akjoujt, Mauritania §

Akjoujt experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Akjoujt UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Akjoujt, 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 12 13 10 9 8