Climate
Nouakchott features an arid climate with hot summers and warm “winters”. Because of its location, temperatures are hot for most of the year. However, Nouakchott possesses a mild temperature range compared to other cities in this climate. While average high temperatures are relatively constant at around 32 °C (89.6 °F), average low temperatures can range from 24 °C (75.2 °F) during the summer months to 13 °C (55.4 °F) during the "winter" months. Average low temperatures can be as low as 10 °C (50.0 °F) during “winter” months in Nouakchott. Average rainfall in the city is 159 millimetres (6.3 in) a year. The bulk of the precipitation typically falls within August, the one month that forms the city’s very brief wet season.
| Climate data for Nouakchott | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36 (97) |
39 (102) |
41 (106) |
43 (109) |
46 (115) |
46 (115) |
43 (109) |
42 (108) |
44 (111) |
43 (109) |
42 (108) |
37 (99) |
46 (115) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
28 (82) |
34 (93) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
13 (55) |
19 (66) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
9 (48) |
11 (52) |
12 (54) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
7 (45) |
7 (45) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
3 (0.12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.12) |
13 (0.51) |
104 (4.09) |
23 (0.91) |
10 (0.39) |
3 (0.12) |
0 (0) |
159 (6.26) |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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