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Monthly climate in Nouakchott, Mauritania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nouakchott features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 29 mm (1.1 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nouakchott enjoys an average of 3773 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nouakchott, Mauritania §

The warmest months in Nouakchott are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nouakchott experiences 300 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 Nouakchott, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nouakchott, Mauritania §

Nouakchott usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 2 rainy days and 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nouakchott 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 Nouakchott, 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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Nouakchott, Mauritania §

The sunniest months in Nouakchott are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nouakchott: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nouakchott, 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 242 281 333 334 354 329 345 339 318 311 289 291
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 9m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 12h 58m 13h 11m 13h 4m 12h 41m 12h 12m 11h 42m 11h 16m 11h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Nouakchott, Mauritania §

Nouakchott 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 Nouakchott UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nouakchott, 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 13 13 13 12 12 14 11 9 8