Annual mean 26°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
35.9 °C
Coldest
25.6 °C
Wettest
99%
Windiest
7.7 m/s
Prevailing
NE
6.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Nouakchott over the whole year is 26°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 35°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. The rainy (wet) season in Nouakchott runs from August to September, peaking in September with a 66% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to July; March is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Nouakchott are highest in May, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in November, at 4.4 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Nouakchott come in May, when the sky is typically 14% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 43%.
Month by month Nouakchott climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
28°C
16°C
20°C
1%
23%
4.8 m/s
71
21
58
February
29°C
18°C
21°C
2%
21%
5.4 m/s
77
20
55
March
31°C
19°C
26°C
0%
16%
5.2 m/s
59
53
26
April
32°C
21°C
28°C
1%
16%
5.8 m/s
45
60
14
May
33°C
22°C
29°C
1%
14%
6.0 m/s
32
64
9
June
33°C
24°C
31°C
25%
16%
5.6 m/s
24
58
3
July
30°C
25°C
30°C
22%
31%
5.6 m/s
22
67
2
August
32°C
26°C
33°C
46%
36%
5.4 m/s
6
52
0
September
33°C
27°C
34°C
66%
31%
4.9 m/s
4
36
1
October
35°C
25°C
32°C
23%
24%
4.9 m/s
7
58
1
November
32°C
21°C
27°C
9%
43%
4.4 m/s
47
58
18
December
27°C
16°C
20°C
11%
29%
5.0 m/s
72
17
60
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Nouakchott weather by season
Year round, Nouakchott has days of about 27°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 35°C in October, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around March. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Nouakchott weather in winterDecember to February
High 28°CLow 17°CRain 4%
Winter in Nouakchott has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
Nouakchott weather in springMarch to May
High 32°CLow 21°CRain 1%
Spring in Nouakchott has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 1% chance of rain on a given day.
Nouakchott weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 31%
Summer in Nouakchott has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Nouakchott weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 33°CLow 24°CRain 33%
Autumn in Nouakchott has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Nouakchott?
The rainy (wet) season in Nouakchott runs from August to September, peaking in September with a 66% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to July; March is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Nouakchott windiest?
Winds in Nouakchott are highest in May, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in November, at 4.4 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Nouakchott year round?
The average temperature in Nouakchott over the whole year is 26°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 35°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.