Climate averages 1991–2020
Nouakchott weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Nouakchott: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Richard-Toll (183 km away). In December its highs average 32.2°C, 4.2°C warmer than Nouakchott, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Mauritania, Nouakchott ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 2 cities is 25.2°C; Nouakchott is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.0 mm to 2.2 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Nouakchott climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 2.2 | 0.3 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| March | 30.5°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 33.1°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| June | 33.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| August | 31.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 13 | 2.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 33.7°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 18 | 2.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 6.4 | 1.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 28.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 4.0 | 0.3 | 11.111 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
December in nearby cities
- Richard-Toll in DecemberSenegal · 183 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in DecemberSenegal · 236 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Louga in DecemberSenegal · 276 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Nouadhibou in DecemberMauritania · 336 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 16.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Touba in DecemberSenegal · 359 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Tivaouane in DecemberSenegal · 360 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Mbaké in DecemberSenegal · 367 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Thiès in DecemberSenegal · 380 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.4 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 Nouakchott) is explained once on the Nouakchott year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.