Climate averages 1991–2020
Nouakchott weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Nouakchott: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 06 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Richard-Toll (183 km away). In July its highs average 36.1°C, 5.1°C warmer than Nouakchott, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Mauritania, Nouakchott ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 2 cities is 28.1°C; Nouakchott is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.6 mm to 13 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
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Richard-Toll in JulySenegal · 183 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in JulySenegal · 236 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Louga in JulySenegal · 276 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Nouadhibou in JulyMauritania · 336 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 20.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Touba in JulySenegal · 359 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 62 mm rain
- Tivaouane in JulySenegal · 360 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Mbaké in JulySenegal · 367 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 62 mm rain
- Thiès in JulySenegal · 380 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.6°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 Nouakchott) is explained once on the Nouakchott year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.