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Nouakchottwhen to go

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

Range
28–35 °C
Compare
−3.2°C vs. Mauritania mean
Country
Mauritania
TZ
Africa/Nouakchott
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12-month climate · Nouakchott

How the year moves in Nouakchott

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Nouakchott 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 climatologyNouakchott, Mauritania. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (27.9), highest in October (35.3). Monthly means: 27.9, 28.8, 30.3, 31.5, 32.6, 34.0, 30.8, 32.0, 34.2, 35.3, 32.0, 28.2.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January27.9
February28.8
March30.3
April31.5
May32.6
June34.0
July30.8
August32.0
September34.2
October35.3
November32.0
December28.2
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNouakchott, Mauritania. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (0), highest in August (14). Monthly means: 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 2, 14, 12, 3, 0, 1.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January0
February0
March1
April0
May0
June2
July2
August14
September12
October3
November0
December1
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNouakchott, Mauritania. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (9.0), highest in May (10.6). Monthly means: 9.4, 9.9, 10.6, 10.6, 10.6, 10.2, 9.6, 9.0, 9.3, 9.9, 9.4, 9.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January9.4
February9.9
March10.6
April10.6
May10.6
June10.2
July9.6
August9.0
September9.3
October9.9
November9.4
December9.0
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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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