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Climate Trends in Mauritania

Climate trends for Mauritania from 0 stations with long records. Also streaks and temperature swings.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Mauritania

5 lists of 10

Longest run of days at or above 35 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F).

Longest run of days at or above 35 C, Mauritania: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1AtarMauritania172 days25 April to 13 October 1964
2AtarMauritania154 days15 May to 15 October 1958
3AkjoujtMauritania151 days6 May to 3 October 1953
4Fort GouraudMauritania150 days29 May to 25 October 1945
5KiffaMauritania136 days6 March to 19 July 1959
6NemaMauritania125 days18 March to 20 July 1945
7Aioun ElatroussMauritania113 days29 March to 19 July 1959
8TidjixjaMauritania110 days26 April to 13 August 1952
9BoutilimitMauritania105 days29 March to 11 July 1961
10RossoMauritania103 days29 March to 9 July 1961

Longest run of days at or above 40 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 40 C (104 F).

Longest run of days at or above 40 C, Mauritania: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1KiffaMauritania64 days26 March to 28 May 1980
2Fort GouraudMauritania52 days29 June to 19 August 1967
3Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania47 days14 July to 29 August 1949
4AkjoujtMauritania43 days19 May to 30 June 1950
5Aioun ElatroussMauritania42 days4 May to 14 June 1965
6AtarMauritania40 days29 May to 7 July 1957
7TidjixjaMauritania35 days8 June to 12 July 1970
8BoutilimitMauritania30 days9 June to 8 July 1946
9NemaMauritania28 days29 April to 26 May 1945
10AtarMauritania27 days22 June to 18 July 1958

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year, Mauritania: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania329 dayswithin 1958
2Nouadhibou Port-EtienneMauritania313 dayswithin 1955
3Fort GouraudMauritania244 dayswithin 1972
4AkjoujtMauritania237 dayswithin 1970
5RossoMauritania228 dayswithin 1977
6BoutilimitMauritania224 dayswithin 1946
7AtarMauritania219 dayswithin 1946
8NouakchottMauritania215 dayswithin 1971
9TidjixjaMauritania205 dayswithin 1977
10KiffaMauritania186 dayswithin 1977

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year, Mauritania: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1RossoMauritania8 dayswithin 1947
2NouakchottMauritania6 dayswithin 1950
3AtarMauritania6 dayswithin 1956
4AkjoujtMauritania6 dayswithin 1956
5KiffaMauritania6 dayswithin 1965
6BoutilimitMauritania5 dayswithin 1947
7Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania5 dayswithin 1951
8Aioun ElatroussMauritania5 dayswithin 1953
9Fort GouraudMauritania4 dayswithin 1951
10TidjixjaMauritania4 dayswithin 1957

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C, Mauritania: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1NemaMauritania70 days26 April to 4 July 1977
2Aioun ElatroussMauritania67 days27 April to 2 July 1970
3KiffaMauritania63 days6 June to 7 August 1980
4TidjixjaMauritania55 days26 May to 19 July 1970
5AtarMauritania51 days29 May to 18 July 1958
6AtarMauritania51 days11 June to 31 July 1959
7TidjikjaMauritania49 days27 May to 14 July 1958
8AkjoujtMauritania47 days23 May to 8 July 1958
9Fort GouraudMauritania25 days5 to 29 July 1961
10BoutilimitMauritania24 days23 August to 15 September 1976

A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.

Biggest One Day Temperature Swings: Mauritania

6 lists of 10

Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum

The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum, Mauritania
RankStationCountryValueDate
1NouakchottMauritania21.1 C (38.0 F)21 May 2003
2RossoMauritania20.2 C (36.4 F)4 February 1969
3BoutilimitMauritania18.5 C (33.3 F)12 August 1946
4Nouadhibou Port-EtienneMauritania15.9 C (28.6 F)11 June 1943
5Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania15.3 C (27.5 F)5 February 1978
6Aioun ElatroussMauritania14.0 C (25.2 F)5 January 1967
7KiffaMauritania13.8 C (24.8 F)22 December 1967
8Fort GouraudMauritania13.6 C (24.5 F)24 May 1962
9AkjoujtMauritania11.6 C (20.9 F)4 November 2013
10AtarMauritania11.1 C (20.0 F)20 May 1967

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum

The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum, Mauritania
RankStationCountryValueDate
1NouakchottMauritania19.7 C (35.5 F)25 May 1974
2RossoMauritania18.9 C (34.0 F)3 February 1969
3Nouadhibou Port-EtienneMauritania17.4 C (31.3 F)29 May 1943
4TidjixjaMauritania15.8 C (28.4 F)13 December 1949
5Aioun ElatroussMauritania15.8 C (28.4 F)6 January 1967
6Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania15.8 C (28.4 F)4 February 1978
7BoutilimitMauritania15.0 C (27.0 F)29 September 1970
8AtarMauritania14.4 C (25.9 F)26 September 1952
9AkjoujtMauritania14.0 C (25.2 F)26 September 1952
10KiffaMauritania13.8 C (24.8 F)21 December 1967

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum

The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum, Mauritania
RankStationCountryValueDate
1TidjixjaMauritania20.0 C (36.0 F)15 May 1969
2Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania16.3 C (29.3 F)23 July 1948
3AtarMauritania15.4 C (27.7 F)5 February 1980
4KiffaMauritania14.8 C (26.6 F)1 December 1974
5RossoMauritania14.1 C (25.4 F)2 June 1976
6BoutilimitMauritania14.0 C (25.2 F)10 July 1946
7Fort GouraudMauritania13.5 C (24.3 F)22 April 1970
8NouakchottMauritania13.0 C (23.4 F)3 March 1956
9AkjoujtMauritania12.1 C (21.8 F)16 October 1989
10Aioun ElatroussMauritania11.8 C (21.2 F)21 September 1997

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum

The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum, Mauritania
RankStationCountryValueDate
1TidjixjaMauritania19.9 C (35.8 F)14 May 1969
2Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania15.0 C (27.0 F)16 March 1980
3KiffaMauritania13.9 C (25.0 F)30 June 1988
4Aioun ElatroussMauritania12.9 C (23.2 F)11 December 1990
5AtarMauritania12.8 C (23.0 F)12 July 1960
6Fort GouraudMauritania12.8 C (23.0 F)23 October 1969
7AkjoujtMauritania12.2 C (22.0 F)23 September 2011
8BoutilimitMauritania11.6 C (20.9 F)11 July 1946
9RossoMauritania11.5 C (20.7 F)3 June 1976
10NouakchottMauritania10.8 C (19.4 F)16 November 1999

Widest range between the high and the low of one day

The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Widest range between the high and the low of one day, Mauritania
RankStationCountryValueDate
1Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania33.3 C (59.9 F)22 July 1948
2NouakchottMauritania29.7 C (53.5 F)24 April 1961
3RossoMauritania29.2 C (52.6 F)13 March 1977
4BoutilimitMauritania28.4 C (51.1 F)17 May 1947
5KiffaMauritania28.3 C (50.9 F)2 April 1963
6TidjixjaMauritania28.2 C (50.8 F)10 April 1951
7AtarMauritania27.7 C (49.9 F)22 February 1940
8Fort GouraudMauritania27.0 C (48.6 F)3 April 1962
9AkjoujtMauritania26.0 C (46.8 F)9 May 1983
10Aioun ElatroussMauritania24.7 C (44.5 F)16 December 1975

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day

The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day, Mauritania
RankStationCountryValueDate
1Aioun ElatroussMauritania0.2 C (0.4 F)25 March 1977
2AtarMauritania0.3 C (0.5 F)12 March 1943
3Bir Mobhrein (Fort)Mauritania0.7 C (1.3 F)4 February 1978
4Nouadhibou Port-EtienneMauritania0.8 C (1.4 F)20 February 1944
5BoutilimitMauritania0.9 C (1.6 F)23 October 1945
6RossoMauritania0.9 C (1.6 F)3 February 1969
7NouakchottMauritania1.0 C (1.8 F)19 June 1979
8AkjoujtMauritania1.4 C (2.5 F)11 December 1967
9KiffaMauritania1.7 C (3.1 F)30 January 1976
10TidjixjaMauritania2.0 C (3.6 F)7 February 1954

Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Trends and counts are computed by this site from daily station records. The long-record station set is described under each chart.