Climate averages 1991–2020
Nouadhibou weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Nouadhibou: daytime highs average 23.8°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 07 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dakhla (325 km away). In May its highs average 24.4°C, 0.5°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 May highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 2 cities is 28.5°C; Nouadhibou is 4.6°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 25.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- Dakhla in MayWestern Sahara · 325 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Nouakchott in MayMauritania · 336 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Richard-Toll in MaySenegal · 518 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in MaySenegal · 551 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Louga in MaySenegal · 598 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 20.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Tivaouane in MaySenegal · 666 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Thiès in MaySenegal · 684 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in MaySenegal · 685 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.1 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.