Mauritania in March

Warming; sandstorms start; Ramadan may fall here in 2026 (check).

March is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• NovemberGreatDesert season starts; Independence Day 28 November.
• DecemberGreatPeak: book 4x4s and Chinguetti guesthouses ahead.
• JanuaryGreatBest desert month: cool nights, clear days; charters to Atar (check).
• FebruaryGreatStill cool; wind picks up late in the month.

• Atlantic coast · Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Banc d'Arguinbest weather

  Trade winds keep the coast tolerable; Nouadhibou is cool and windy; humid heat Jul–Sep.

• Adrar and the desert · Atar, Chinguetti, Ouadane, Terjitfine

  Cold nights (near 5 °C (41 °F)) and warm days Dec–Feb; 45 °C (113 °F) in summer; sandstorms Mar–Jun.Cold nights (near 41 °F (5 °C)) and warm days Dec–Feb; 113 °F (45 °C) in summer; sandstorms Mar–Jun.

• Senegal River valley · Rosso, Kaédihot

  The only part with real rains (Jul–Sep); Harmattan dust early in the year.

• Saharan Mauritania: Saharan interior · Northern two‑thirds of Mauritaniawarm

  Diurnal swing 0 °C (32 °F) night to 38 °C (100 °F) day in Dec‑Jan; 16 °C (61 °F) to >49 °C (120 °F) in May‑Jul. Harmattan sandstorms common year‑round.Diurnal swing 32 °F (0 °C) night to 100 °F (38 °C) day in Dec‑Jan; 61 °F (16 °C) to >120 °F (49 °C) in May‑Jul. Harmattan sandstorms common year‑round.

• Nouakchott31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
• Atar34 °C (93 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
• Azougi33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 1 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 1 rain days
• Chinguetti30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 0 rain days
• Choum38 °C (100 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days100 °F (38 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• Nouadhibou27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 2 rain days
• Nouamghar31 °C (88 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 1 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 1 rain days
• Terjit34 °C (93 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• Tichit34 °C (93 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 0 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 0 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Eid al-Fitr (Korité) big impact

  Mar 2026 (lunar — check)

  Businesses close 1–2 days.

• Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr check

  Islamic calendar, moves yearly · Nouakchott

  Restaurant hours change; Eid is a public holiday.

Crowds · Mauritania

Low

Prices · Mauritania

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mauritania, side by side.

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Rated best or good this month

• Atlantic coast

  Best weather of the year (Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Banc d'Arguin)

• Nouadhibou

  Best months: Nov–Mar