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Regional slice of Mauritania with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Dec · Feb.

Range
31–42 °C
Compare
+2.3°C vs. Mauritania mean
Country
Mauritania
TZ
Africa/Nouakchott
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12-month climate · Assaba

How the year moves in Assaba

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Assaba itself rather than over Mauritania as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyAssaba, Mauritania. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (31.2), highest in May (42.3). Monthly means: 31.2, 33.6, 37.3, 40.5, 42.3, 41.3, 37.6, 35.5, 36.5, 38.7, 36.2, 31.9.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January31.2
February33.6
March37.3
April40.5
May42.3
June41.3
July37.6
August35.5
September36.5
October38.7
November36.2
December31.9
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyAssaba, Mauritania. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (0), highest in August (80). Monthly means: 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 7, 27, 80, 47, 8, 0, 0.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January0
February0
March0
April0
May1
June7
July27
August80
September47
October8
November0
December0
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyAssaba, Mauritania. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (7.6), highest in March (10.6). Monthly means: 9.5, 9.9, 10.6, 10.5, 10.2, 9.9, 8.8, 7.6, 8.6, 9.7, 9.6, 9.2.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January9.5
February9.9
March10.6
April10.5
May10.2
June9.9
July8.8
August7.6
September8.6
October9.7
November9.6
December9.2
Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Mauritania

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Reconsider travel
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Reconsider travel

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Mauritania carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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