Nouakchott climate

Nouakchott Weather in October

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 30°C on October 1 to 29°C on October 31, and lows from 26°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 16 mm over about 0 wet days.

October 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.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

October at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
25°C
Precipitation
16 mm
Reanalysis high
35°COct 2, 2019
Reanalysis low
20°COct 25, 1992
Daylight
11 h 59 min to 11 h 29 min
Cloud cover
32%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
17.6 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
Oct 130°C26°C33°C 200124°C 199311%
Oct 230°C26°C35°C 201924°C 199310%
Oct 330°C26°C35°C 200625°C 19979%
Oct 430°C26°C35°C 200325°C 19918%
Oct 530°C26°C34°C 200924°C 19948%
Oct 630°C26°C34°C 201524°C 19977%
Oct 730°C26°C34°C 200924°C 19976%
Oct 830°C26°C33°C 202024°C 19946%
Oct 930°C26°C34°C 200923°C 19946%
Oct 1030°C26°C32°C 201923°C 19946%
Oct 1130°C25°C33°C 200623°C 20086%
Oct 1230°C25°C33°C 201923°C 19936%
Oct 1330°C25°C33°C 200423°C 19936%
Oct 1429°C25°C34°C 200423°C 20166%
Oct 1529°C25°C32°C 200423°C 20167%
Oct 1629°C25°C34°C 201323°C 19936%
Oct 1729°C25°C32°C 201123°C 19936%
Oct 1829°C25°C33°C 201923°C 19936%
Oct 1929°C25°C33°C 199823°C 19925%
Oct 2029°C25°C34°C 201322°C 20075%
Oct 2129°C25°C33°C 200222°C 19935%
Oct 2229°C24°C34°C 201422°C 19934%
Oct 2329°C24°C34°C 201421°C 19934%
Oct 2429°C24°C33°C 200121°C 19923%
Oct 2529°C24°C32°C 200220°C 19923%
Oct 2629°C24°C32°C 200421°C 19923%
Oct 2729°C24°C32°C 201722°C 20183%
Oct 2829°C24°C32°C 201722°C 20183%
Oct 2929°C24°C32°C 201622°C 20182%
Oct 3029°C24°C31°C 200522°C 19922%
Oct 3129°C23°C31°C 200221°C 20081%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nouakchott, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

October 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 6:53 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 6:32 PM

Every day of October: 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.