Ayoun El Atrous weather in January

In January, Ayoun El Atrous sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ayoun El Atrous's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayoun El Atrous's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:15 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Ayoun El Atrous is city in Mauritania.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ayoun El Atrous reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12916
22916
32916
42916
52916
62816
72816
82816
92816
102816
112816
122816
132816
142816
152816
162916
172916
182916
192916
202916
212916
222916
232916
242916
252916
262916
273017
283017
293017
303017
313017

How January really feels in Ayoun El Atrous

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ayoun El Atrous weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°20.311.17.1
Feb32° / 19°10.111.45.2
Mar36° / 22°10.111.92.8
Apr39° / 26°0012.40.5
May41° / 29°10.412.80.0
Jun42° / 31°41.1130.0
Jul39° / 29°234.112.90.7
Aug36° / 27°628.112.61.9
Sep38° / 27°315.912.11.3
Oct38° / 26°101.811.61.2
Nov34° / 22°00.111.23.5
Dec30° / 18°10.2116.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66238
76337
86337
96436
106337
116436
126436
136535
146535
156535
166634
176634
186733
196733
206733
216733
226832
236832
246733
256733
266733
276832
286832
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ayoun El Atrous gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in January. 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
231
241
251
261
271
280
290
300
310

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
159910
169910
179910
189910
199811
209811
219811
229811
239811
249811
259811
269811
279811
289811
299901
3010000
3110000

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

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

0510152025151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
1519light breeze
1619light breeze
1719light breeze
1819light breeze
1919light breeze
2019light breeze
2119light breeze
2219light breeze
2319light breeze
2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:116:12
211.07:116:13
311.07:126:13
411.07:126:14
511.07:126:15
611.07:136:15
711.07:136:16
811.17:136:16
911.17:136:17
1011.17:146:17
1111.17:146:18
1211.17:146:19
1311.17:146:19
1411.17:146:20
1511.17:146:20
1611.17:156:21
1711.17:156:22
1811.17:156:22
1911.17:156:23
2011.17:156:23
2111.17:156:24
2211.27:156:24
2311.27:156:25
2411.27:156:26
2511.27:156:26
2611.27:156:27
2711.27:156:27
2811.27:156:28
2911.27:156:28
3011.27:146:29
3111.37:146:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ayoun El Atrous

In seasonPeak

In January, Ayoun El Atrous sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ayoun El Atrous sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ayoun El Atrous?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ayoun El Atrous for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ayoun El Atrous in January

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

In January, Ayoun El Atrous sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ayoun El Atrous in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayoun El Atrous peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ayoun El Atrous in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ayoun El Atrous is worst in January — around 138 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (September, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17137 µg/m³Sep 1035 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan138Unhealthy
Feb129Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun88Unhealthy
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug37Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ayoun El Atrous?

Ayoun El Atrous sits at 16.7°N, 9.6°W, 235 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Ṭinṭâne, 67 km away.

NioroTembedghaKiffaEl ’AyoûnDiémaNémaBougadoum

Topography around Ayoun El Atrous

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayoun El Atrous has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m.

The land around Ayoun El Atrous is covered by bare terrain (65%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
309 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ṭinṭâne 67 km · Nioro 159 km · Tembedgha 161 km · Kiffa 190 km · El ’Ayoûn 207 km · Diéma 240 km · Néma 251 km · Bougadoum 255 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 Ayoun El Atrous (16.6614°, -9.6149°, elevation 235 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).