Best: Feb-Apr, Nov · Great: May, Sep-Oct
Rain is a non-factor here almost every month — the real story of the year is temperature, swinging from January's cooler stretch to July's peak heat. In November, expect highs around 23°C with rain on roughly 4 days of the month.
The ancient library towns of Chinguetti and Ouadane, remnants of a Saharan trading route, are the country's main draws.
Try thieboudienne, a fish and rice dish shared with neighboring Senegal.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect mild days around 19°/6°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/7°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/9°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/11°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 29°/14°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 34°/18°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 37°/20°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 36°/20°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/18°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/14°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/10°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/6°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).