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Best time to visit Nouakchott

January is the best time to visit Nouakchott for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 84/100
A beach holiday July sea 25 °C
The least cloud June 18 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 0 mm
Warmth October 35 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 84 27 °C 0 82
2 December 81 28 °C 0 89
3 February 79 29 °C 0 79
4 March 73 31 °C 0 75
5 April 68 32 °C 0 71
6 November 68 32 °C 0 88
7 July 63 31 °C 0 94
8 May 62 33 °C 0 69
9 August 59 32 °C 2 91
10 June 58 34 °C 0 77
11 October 55 35 °C 1 81
12 September 55 34 °C 3 83

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 31 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 19 °C 27 °C 38 % 82
February 18 °C 29 °C 36 % 79
March 18 °C 31 °C 26 % 75
April 18 °C 32 °C 26 % 71
May 19 °C 33 °C 20 % 69
June 21 °C 34 °C 18 % 77
July 25 °C 31 °C 23 % 94
August 27 °C 32 °C 38 % 91
September 27 °C 34 °C 37 % 83
October 25 °C 35 °C 32 % 81
November 23 °C 32 °C 45 % 88
December 21 °C 28 °C 45 % 89

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 3 wet days and highs near 34 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.8 °C 2 mm 38 %
February 28.6 °C 1 mm 36 %
March 30.7 °C under 1 mm 26 %
April 31.8 °C under 1 mm 26 %
May 33.1 °C under 1 mm 20 %
June 33.7 °C under 1 mm 18 %
July 30.8 °C 1 mm 23 %
August 31.6 °C 13 mm 38 %
September 33.7 °C 19 mm 37 %
October 34.8 °C 6 mm 32 %
November 31.9 °C 1 mm 45 %
December 28.2 °C 4 mm 45 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.