Akjoujt weather in June

In June, Akjoujt sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of June to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Akjoujt's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akjoujt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:22 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical June day in Akjoujt reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C warmer than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Akjoujt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Akjoujt weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
39010
4919
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10937
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
16955
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18964
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24973
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26973
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Akjoujt gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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

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Rain chance (%)
10
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
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171
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201
211
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291
300

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191720
291720
391720
491720
591720
690730
790730
889731
989731
1089731
1189731
1289731
1388741
1488741
1587841
1686851
1786851
1884961
1983971
20811081
21791092
227711102
237611112
247312132
257113142
266913153
276714163
286614173
296315184
306315184

Wind in June

Winds average 21 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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1021breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of June to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:227:28
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313.16:227:29
413.16:227:29
513.16:227:30
613.16:227:30
713.16:227:30
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.54 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 — June's 7.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Akjoujt

In seasonPeak

In June, 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 June a good time to visit Akjoujt?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akjoujt.

What to pack for Akjoujt in June

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

In June, Akjoujt sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Akjoujt in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (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 June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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
June 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).