KIFA, MAURITANIA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		30		23		26		28		32		35		36		33		32		32		32		28		23

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		36		28		32		35		39		41		41		37		36		36		37		34		30

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		24		17		18		22		26		29		30		28		27		27		26		21		17

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		48		40		46		45		46		47		48		46		44		43		42		41		38

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		2		5		11		8		11		12		19		21		20		21		16		10		2

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		234		1		7		20		28		31		29		26		22		23		28		15		4

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		324		15		23		30		30		31		30		31		30		29		31		27		18

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		159		30		26		23		9		2		1		2		3		2		8		24		30

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66		22		14		5		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		6		19

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		310		1		1		---		---		2		22		72		120		73		15		2		2

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13		---		1		1		---		1		1		2		3		2		1		---		1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13		---		1		1		---		1		1		2		3		2		1		---		1

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		---		---		---		---		---		1		2		3		3		---		---		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		41		32		31		27		24		26		40		60		71		70		45		33		33

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		21		16		16		13		12		13		20		32		40		35		19		15		15

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7		---		---		1		2		6		12		18		20		19		10		3		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4505.8		146.4		204.1		327.2		433.3		533.9		525		465		421.9		416.7		430.6		291.7		172.2

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7026.4		404.7		439.4		585.6		600		620		600		620		620		600		620		541.7		430.6

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		11.7		12		12.4		12.9		13.3		13.5		13.4		13		12.6		12.1		11.7		11.5

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		148		13		13		15		13		16		17		12		9		10		9		9		12

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		196		17		16		20		18		21		22		19		13		12		12		11		15

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		12		14		12		14		14		14		14		14		12		9		12		12		12

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		196		17		16		20		18		21		22		19		13		12		12		11		15

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21		16.2		19.2		22.8		24.3		25.3		25.1		23.9		22		21.4		20.1		17		15.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.2		5		5.5		6		6.8		7		7		7.3		7.7		6.8		5.7		5.1		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		21.9		18.7		21.1		23.5		23.5		24.6		25.5		24.1		20.8		21.4		21.6		19.4		17.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.7		19.8		22.2		25.2		25.1		26.2		26.2		23.8		20.5		21.2		22.6		20.6		18.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21		16.2		19.2		22.8		24.3		25.3		25.1		23.9		22		21.4		20.1		17		15.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.9		5.5		6.3		7		7.5		7.9		7.9		7.9		8.3		7.4		6.3		5.8		5.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24		22.5		24.1		26.6		24.9		27.1		27		25.8		22.5		22.7		23.5		21		20.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		26.8		26.8		27.6		31.1		28		31.5		29		27		23.7		23.6		26.1		23.5		23.4

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		14.7		16.8		19.7		22.3		22.5		22.3		22.2		19.2		19.4		18.5		14.4		13.2

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		4.5		4.8		6.2		5.8		6.4		6.7		7.1		6.4		5.1		4.7		4.3

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		16.7		18.2		20.2		21.6		21.9		22.5		22.4		18.2		19.4		19.7		16.1		15.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.1		16.3		17.1		19		21.2		20.9		20.7		20.6		15.6		17.5		19.3		14.9		14.4