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Kiffa, Mauritania climate
BWh Hot desert
Kiffa has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 109°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 62°F at night. Precipitation totals about 9 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 3.6 inches while January barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kiffa climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 88 | 93 | 100 | 106 | 110 | 109 | 102 | 97 | 99 | 102 | 97 | 89 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 75 | 79 | 86 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 84 | 77 |
| Avg low (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 64 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | — | 0.7 | — | 0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 88 | 93 | 100 | 106 | 110 | 109 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 75 | 79 | 86 | 93 | 98 | 98 |
| Avg low (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 87 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 102 | 97 | 99 | 102 | 97 | 89 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 93 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 84 | 77 |
| Avg low (°F) | 84 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 64 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.8 | 3.6 | — | 0.7 | — | 0.5 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 42 | 46 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 28 | 24 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 8.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 26 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 42 | 46 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 48 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 28 | 24 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 8.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Kiffa, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.