Best time to visit, weather and climate Mauritania
Best time to visit Mauritania
The best time to visit Mauritania is from january until december, when you will have a warm or hot temperature and none till limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Mauritania is 35°C in october and the lowest is 29°C in january.
Mauritania has the desert climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Mauritania or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Mauritania per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29°C | 29°C | 31°C | 32°C | 33°C | 33°C | 32°C | 32°C | 34°C | 35°C | 32°C | 29°C |
| 0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
1 mm |
3 mm |
6 mm |
11 mm |
23 mm |
5 mm |
1 mm |
0 mm |
Climate data from: Nouakchott
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Climate Mauritania
Mauritania has the desert climate prevailing. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Mauritania is 32° degrees and there is about 50 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 339 days a year with an average humidity of 47% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate Mauritania
| Day max °C |
| Night min °C |
| MM rain |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day max °C |
29°C | 29°C | 31°C | 32°C | 33°C | 33°C | 32°C | 32°C | 34°C | 35°C | 32°C | 29°C |
| Night min °C |
18°C | 19°C | 20°C | 21°C | 23°C | 24°C | 25°C | 27°C | 28°C | 28°C | 24°C | 20°C |
| MM rain |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
1 mm |
3 mm |
6 mm |
11 mm |
23 mm |
5 mm |
1 mm |
0 mm |
| Rain days |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dry days |
31 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Sun hours per day |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Wind force in Bft |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Weather Mauritania january
On average, it is maximum 29° in january in Mauritania and at least around 18° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania february
On average, it is maximum 29° in february in Mauritania and at least around 19° degrees. In february there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania march
On average, it is maximum 31° in march in Mauritania and at least around 20° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania april
On average, it is maximum 32° in april in Mauritania and at least around 21° degrees. In april there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania may
On average, it is maximum 33° in may in Mauritania and at least around 23° degrees. In may there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania june
On average, it is maximum 33° in june in Mauritania and at least around 24° degrees. In june there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania july
On average, it is maximum 32° in july in Mauritania and at least around 25° degrees. In july there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania august
On average, it is maximum 32° in august in Mauritania and at least around 27° degrees. In august there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania september
On average, it is maximum 34° in september in Mauritania and at least around 28° degrees. In september there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania october
On average, it is maximum 35° in october in Mauritania and at least around 28° degrees. In october there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania november
On average, it is maximum 32° in november in Mauritania and at least around 24° degrees. In november there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Mauritania.
Weather Mauritania december
On average, it is maximum 29° in december in Mauritania and at least around 20° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Mauritania.
14 day weather forecast Mauritania
The weather for Nouakchott in Mauritania will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
Weather forecast this week
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Weather forecast next week
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About Mauritania
Mauritania is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Nouakchott. The total surface is 1.030.700 km² with 754 km of coastline and the population consists of 3.806.719 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 1,5x as big as Pakistan. If you want to call Mauritania you have to use +222 or 00222 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2225012457809 or 002225012457809.
Mauritania is in a straight line at 8.198 km distance from Islamabad. From Jinnah International Airport the flight time is about 10 hours55.
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Flight tickets to Mauritania
Mauritania has 2 airports which you can fly to:
- Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
Nouakchott - Nouadhibou International Airport
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Currency Mauritania
In Mauritania the Mauritanian Ouguiya is used to pay.
Exchange rate Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRO) 3 august 2021
1 Mauritanian Ouguiya = 0,45 Pakistani rupee
100 Mauritanian Ouguiya = 44,76 Pakistani rupee
1 Pakistani rupee = 2,23 Mauritanian Ouguiya
100 Pakistani rupee = 223,44 Mauritanian Ouguiya
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Time difference Mauritania
In Mauritania it is now 11:20 o’clock in the morning on tuesday 3 august 2021. That is 5 hour earlier than in Pakistan. The time zone of Mauritania is Africa/Nouakchott and the Greenwich time is UTC+00.