Nouakchott climate

Nouakchott Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Nouakchott, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 25°C on December 1 to 24°C on December 31, and lows from 20°C to 18°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 0 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nouakchott, in °C, with the record for each date.101520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
19°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CDec 1, 2016
Reanalysis low
14°CDec 29, 2014
Daylight
11 h 08 min to 11 h 04 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
12°C
Wind
19.8 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 125°C20°C30°C 201617°C 19931%
Dec 225°C20°C29°C 201616°C 20071%
Dec 325°C20°C28°C 201616°C 20181%
Dec 425°C20°C27°C 200516°C 20181%
Dec 525°C20°C29°C 201315°C 20121%
Dec 625°C19°C28°C 201315°C 20121%
Dec 725°C19°C28°C 201615°C 20121%
Dec 825°C19°C28°C 201416°C 20121%
Dec 925°C19°C27°C 201416°C 20121%
Dec 1025°C19°C27°C 200116°C 20181%
Dec 1125°C19°C28°C 200116°C 20181%
Dec 1224°C19°C27°C 200116°C 20181%
Dec 1324°C19°C27°C 200116°C 20181%
Dec 1424°C19°C28°C 200215°C 20121%
Dec 1524°C19°C28°C 200215°C 20081%
Dec 1624°C19°C28°C 200514°C 20121%
Dec 1724°C19°C28°C 200214°C 20121%
Dec 1824°C19°C27°C 199215°C 20121%
Dec 1924°C18°C29°C 200515°C 20081%
Dec 2024°C18°C28°C 200515°C 20201%
Dec 2124°C18°C27°C 200515°C 20200%
Dec 2224°C18°C28°C 200315°C 20200%
Dec 2324°C18°C28°C 201915°C 20200%
Dec 2424°C18°C27°C 201915°C 20170%
Dec 2524°C18°C29°C 200514°C 20170%
Dec 2624°C18°C30°C 200516°C 20130%
Dec 2724°C18°C30°C 200115°C 20180%
Dec 2824°C18°C28°C 200115°C 20180%
Dec 2924°C18°C30°C 200114°C 20140%
Dec 3024°C18°C27°C 200115°C 20170%
Dec 3124°C18°C26°C 200915°C 20110%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nouakchott, in percent.00.511.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

December 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:27 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.