Mauritania in September

Still very hot.

September is rated avoid. 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'Arguinhot

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

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

  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, Kaédirainy

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

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

  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.

• Nouakchott37 °C (99 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 2 rain days99 °F (37 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 2 rain days
• Atar45 °C (113 °F) / 30 °C (86 °F), 1 rain days113 °F (45 °C) / 86 °F (30 °C), 1 rain days
• Azougi42 °C (108 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 2 rain days108 °F (42 °C) / 82 °F (28 °C), 2 rain days
• Chinguetti38 °C (100 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 0 rain days100 °F (38 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 0 rain days
• Choum45 °C (113 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 0 rain days113 °F (45 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 0 rain days
• Nouadhibou30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 5 rain days
• Nouamghar33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 4 rain days
• Terjit43 °C (109 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 0 rain days109 °F (43 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 0 rain days
• Tichit40 °C (104 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 2 rain days104 °F (40 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 2 rain days

Crowds · Mauritania

Low

Prices · Mauritania

Low

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

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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• Nouakchott

  Hottest and most humid month.