Climate averages 1991–2020
Nouadhibou weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 4th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Nouadhibou: daytime highs average 25.3°C and nights cool to about 20.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 16 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dakhla (325 km away). In July its highs average 26.9°C, 1.5°C warmer than Nouadhibou, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 2 cities listed in Mauritania, Nouadhibou ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 2 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 2 cities is 28.1°C; Nouadhibou is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.2 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Nouadhibou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 3.2 | 0.5 | 11.011 h |
| February | 22.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.411 h |
| March | 23.0°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.1°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.613 h |
| May | 23.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.113 h |
| June | 25.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| July, selected | 25.3°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| August | 26.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 2.2 | 0.2 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 26.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 4.1 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| November | 24.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 1.4 | 0.2 | 11.211 h |
| December | 22.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.911 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Dakhla in JulyWestern Sahara · 325 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Nouakchott in JulyMauritania · 336 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Richard-Toll in JulySenegal · 518 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in JulySenegal · 551 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Louga in JulySenegal · 598 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Tivaouane in JulySenegal · 666 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Thiès in JulySenegal · 684 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.6°C · 48 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in JulySenegal · 685 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 48 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Nouadhibou) is explained once on the Nouadhibou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.