Monthly climate in Tidjikja, Mauritania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tidjikja features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 46 mm (1.8 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tidjikja enjoys an average of 3818 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tidjikja, Mauritania §

The warmest months in Tidjikja are May, June and July, 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 20 to 23 °C (69 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tidjikja experiences 313 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 Tidjikja, 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
(95°F)
37°C
(99°F)
40°C
(104°F)
41°C
(105°F)
43°C
(110°F)
45°C
(113°F)
45°C
(113°F)
43°C
(110°F)
44°C
(111°F)
41°C
(106°F)
36°C
(98°F)
36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)
35°C
(94°F)
38°C
(100°F)
40°C
(104°F)
42°C
(108°F)
43°C
(110°F)
44°C
(111°F)
42°C
(108°F)
41°C
(106°F)
41°C
(105°F)
36°C
(97°F)
33°C
(92°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)
29°C
(85°F)
33°C
(91°F)
36°C
(97°F)
39°C
(103°F)
40°C
(105°F)
38°C
(101°F)
37°C
(100°F)
38°C
(100°F)
37°C
(99°F)
32°C
(91°F)
28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)
23°C
(74°F)
26°C
(79°F)
29°C
(85°F)
33°C
(92°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(88°F)
26°C
(80°F)
22°C
(72°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(66°F)
22°C
(73°F)
26°C
(80°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
25°C
(77°F)
20°C
(69°F)
16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)
12°C
(54°F)
14°C
(58°F)
18°C
(65°F)
22°C
(72°F)
26°C
(78°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
21°C
(69°F)
15°C
(60°F)
12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)
9°C
(49°F)
12°C
(54°F)
15°C
(59°F)
19°C
(66°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
18°C
(64°F)
14°C
(57°F)
9°C
(49°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tidjikja, Mauritania §

Tidjikja usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 2 rainy days and 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tidjikja 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 Tidjikja, 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) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 13 (0.5) 16 (0.6) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Tidjikja, Mauritania §

The sunniest months in Tidjikja are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tidjikja: 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 Tidjikja, 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 249 284 336 339 356 336 350 343 319 313 293 296
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 8m 11h 31m 12h 2m 12h 33m 13h 0m 13h 12m 13h 6m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 41m 11h 14m 11h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Tidjikja, Mauritania §

Tidjikja 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 Tidjikja UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tidjikja, 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 13 14 13 13 13 14 13 11 10 8