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Zouérat, Mauritania climate
BWh Hot desert
Zouérat has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 41°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 9°C at night. Precipitation totals about 37 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 9 mm while July barely receives 1 mm.
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)Zouérat climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 42 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 34 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 0.2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 35 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 12.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 15.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 23 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 35 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 23 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15.7 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 12.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.