Akjoujt weather in April

In April, Akjoujt sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Akjoujt's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akjoujt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:44 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Akjoujt is commune of Mauritania.

Density
1/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical April day in Akjoujt reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Akjoujt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Akjoujt weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°20.310.97.9
Feb30° / 17°10.311.36.4
Mar33° / 19°10.211.94.7
Apr36° / 22°0012.42.9
May39° / 25°00.212.91.0
Jun41° / 28°10.213.20.0
Jul40° / 27°10.313.10.0
Aug40° / 28°102.512.70.2
Sep40° / 28°133.112.10.3
Oct37° / 26°70.811.51.7
Nov33° / 21°20.311.14.5
Dec29° / 17°30.510.86.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Akjoujt gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
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5991
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Wind in April

Winds average 19 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:577:07
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312.26:557:08
412.26:547:08
512.26:547:08
612.36:537:09
712.36:527:09
812.36:517:09
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2712.66:367:15
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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47.4Intense
57.4Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Akjoujt

In seasonPeak

In April, Akjoujt sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Akjoujt sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Akjoujt?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akjoujt. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Akjoujt in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Akjoujt sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Akjoujt in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akjoujt peaks around May 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highVery highHighMay 19UV 11Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Akjoujt in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Akjoujt is worst in July — around 140 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 76 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 13138 µg/m³Nov 1077 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb125Unhealthy
Mar102Unhealthy
Apr93Unhealthy
May104Unhealthy
Jun127Unhealthy
Jul140Unhealthy
Aug107Unhealthy
Sep92Unhealthy
Oct84Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec128Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Akjoujt?

Akjoujt sits at 19.7°N, 14.4°W, 137 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Atar, 164 km away.

AtarDar NaimKsarBoutilimittTevragh ZeinaNouakchottMagṭa‘ LaḥjarAleg

Topography around Akjoujt

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Akjoujt.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akjoujt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Akjoujt is covered by bare terrain (98%) within 3 km, bare terrain (100%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
416 m
shrubsbare terrain
April weather nearby: Atar 164 km · Dar Naim 243 km · Ksar 246 km · Boutilimitt 246 km · Tevragh Zeina 249 km · Nouakchott 249 km · Magṭa‘ Laḥjar 283 km · Aleg 303 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,198
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
25.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Akjoujt (19.7416°, -14.3853°, elevation 137 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).