NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		26		21		23		25		25		26		28		27		28		30		29		26		22

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		31		27		30		31		31		32		33		30		31		33		35		32		28

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		20		15		16		18		18		20		22		23		25		26		23		20		16

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		46		38		38		42		44		46		46		45		45		43		43		46		38

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		5		7		7		8		11		13		17		17		20		18		16		7		5

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		92		---		3		9		8		12		12		4		5		11		17		9		2

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		242		9		16		20		18		22		21		18		26		28		28		22		13

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		280		31		28		30		29		28		24		19		7		5		20		29		31

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		120		25		21		19		14		7		1		---		---		---		---		9		24

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		1		1		2		1		1		1		1		3		3		1		1		1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		1		1		2		1		1		1		1		3		3		1		1		1

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		2		---		---		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		65		47		54		58		67		66		72		83		84		78		64		56		50

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		39		26		27		28		35		40		47		60		60		51		34		30		27

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13		4		6		9		12		14		17		21		22		21		16		11		6

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2954		103.3		141.3		198.1		200		258.3		291.7		275.6		318.6		350		335.8		233.3		137.8

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6204.5		361.7		376.7		456.4		450		516.7		541.7		533.9		576.9		600		594.2		483.3		396.1

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		11.6		11.9		12.4		12.9		13.4		13.6		13.5		13.1		12.6		12.1		11.7		11.5

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35		2		2		3		4		4		4		5		3		2		2		2		2

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33		3		2		5		3		2		3		2		2		4		3		2		2

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		273		25		23		27		27		29		26		21		17		19		20		18		21

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		19		20		20		17		19		20		19		17		16		16		14		19		19

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		273		25		23		27		27		29		26		21		17		19		20		18		21

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.7		15.6		18.2		22.1		23.9		25		25.3		24.9		23		20.8		19.6		16.1		14.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.3		5		5.7		6.1		6.9		7.2		7		7.1		7.4		7		5.7		5.2		4.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.6		18.1		20.2		23		23.1		24.3		25.6		25		21.7		20.9		21.2		18.4		17

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.2		18.9		20.6		24.1		24.4		25.4		26.2		25.6		22.3		20.4		22		19		17.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.7		15.6		18.2		22.1		23.9		25		25.3		24.9		23		20.8		19.6		16.1		14.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.8		5.5		6.5		6.7		7.4		7.8		7.5		7.6		7.9		7.3		6.5		5.7		5.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.8		21.4		22.1		25.1		25.2		27		27.8		27		23.7		23.1		24		20.5		19.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		26.5		24.7		24.1		28.2		28.7		30.6		30.6		29.3		26.5		24.5		27.1		22.5		21.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.8		13.5		14.3		20.4		22.5		23.1		23.8		23.6		21.2		19.4		16.8		14.3		12.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		4.2		5.1		5.3		6		6.1		6.1		6.3		6.6		6.2		4.8		4.8		4.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.3		15.3		15.3		21.1		21.7		22.3		24.1		23.7		20.1		19.5		17.9		16.1		14.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.2		14.3		12.7		20.6		21.7		21.8		23.4		23.1		18.9		17.8		16.3		15.1		13