Climate averages 1991–2020
Nouakchott weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Nouakchott: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 17.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Richard-Toll (183 km away). In February its highs average 32.8°C, 4.3°C warmer than Nouakchott, with 1.6 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Mauritania, Nouakchott ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 2 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 2 cities is 25.4°C; Nouakchott is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Richard-Toll in FebruarySenegal · 183 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in FebruarySenegal · 236 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Louga in FebruarySenegal · 276 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Nouadhibou in FebruaryMauritania · 336 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 16.2°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Touba in FebruarySenegal · 359 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Tivaouane in FebruarySenegal · 360 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Mbaké in FebruarySenegal · 367 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Thiès in FebruarySenegal · 380 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.0°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.