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Gorgolwhen to go

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

Range
33–43 °C
Compare
+3.1°C vs. Mauritania mean
Country
Mauritania
TZ
Africa/Nouakchott
Region match
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12-month climate · Gorgol

How the year moves in Gorgol

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Gorgol 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 climatologyGorgol, Mauritania. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (33.4), highest in May (42.9). Monthly means: 33.4, 35.4, 38.7, 41.5, 42.9, 41.1, 37.4, 35.4, 36.1, 39.2, 37.8, 34.1.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January33.4
February35.4
March38.7
April41.5
May42.9
June41.1
July37.4
August35.4
September36.1
October39.2
November37.8
December34.1
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyGorgol, Mauritania. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (0), highest in August (92). Monthly means: 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 7, 37, 92, 58, 10, 0, 0.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January0
February0
March0
April0
May1
June7
July37
August92
September58
October10
November0
December0
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyGorgol, Mauritania. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (7.0), highest in March (10.5). Monthly means: 9.4, 9.8, 10.5, 10.4, 10.2, 9.8, 8.4, 7.0, 8.2, 9.6, 9.4, 9.1.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January9.4
February9.8
March10.5
April10.4
May10.2
June9.8
July8.4
August7.0
September8.2
October9.6
November9.4
December9.1
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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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