Nouakchott climate

Nouakchott Weather in January

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 23°C on January 1 to 23°C on January 31, and lows from 18°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 0 mm over about 0 wet days.

January 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.1015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
0 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CJan 2, 2010
Reanalysis low
12°CJan 23, 2009
Daylight
11 h 05 min to 11 h 21 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
10°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
Jan 123°C18°C29°C 201014°C 20120%
Jan 223°C17°C29°C 201015°C 20070%
Jan 323°C17°C27°C 200215°C 20071%
Jan 423°C17°C26°C 200115°C 20050%
Jan 523°C17°C26°C 199214°C 20050%
Jan 623°C17°C27°C 199215°C 20000%
Jan 723°C17°C25°C 199214°C 20000%
Jan 823°C17°C25°C 199214°C 20200%
Jan 923°C17°C27°C 201214°C 20200%
Jan 1023°C17°C27°C 201213°C 20201%
Jan 1123°C17°C28°C 201213°C 20201%
Jan 1223°C17°C28°C 201614°C 20201%
Jan 1323°C17°C29°C 201214°C 20091%
Jan 1423°C17°C29°C 201614°C 20091%
Jan 1523°C17°C26°C 201614°C 19951%
Jan 1623°C17°C28°C 201614°C 19991%
Jan 1723°C17°C27°C 201013°C 19951%
Jan 1823°C17°C27°C 201613°C 20090%
Jan 1923°C17°C25°C 201013°C 20060%
Jan 2023°C17°C26°C 201613°C 20061%
Jan 2123°C17°C27°C 201614°C 20191%
Jan 2223°C17°C27°C 201613°C 19991%
Jan 2323°C17°C27°C 201612°C 20091%
Jan 2423°C17°C27°C 199312°C 20091%
Jan 2523°C17°C28°C 199314°C 20120%
Jan 2623°C17°C26°C 199214°C 20040%
Jan 2723°C17°C27°C 199214°C 20120%
Jan 2823°C17°C28°C 202014°C 20170%
Jan 2923°C17°C28°C 202014°C 20180%
Jan 3023°C17°C28°C 199714°C 20060%
Jan 3123°C17°C27°C 199714°C 20180%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nouakchott, in percent.00.20.40.60.81102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

January 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:40 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:58 PM

Every day of January: 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.