Ayoun El Atrous weather in July

In July, Ayoun El Atrous sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ayoun El Atrous's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayoun El Atrous's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
4th warmest
Overnight low
29°
10th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Ayoun El Atrous is city in Mauritania.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical July day in Ayoun El Atrous reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Ayoun El Atrous

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ayoun El Atrous weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Ayoun El Atrous gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12423272141
22222282341
32022282551
41821292751
51720292951
61519293051
71418293261
81318293461
91217293661
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111015283981
12914284091
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147122742111
157122643121
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27241543342
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31131141413

Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:127:11
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.95 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 — July's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ayoun El Atrous

In seasonPeak

In July, 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
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Is July a good time to visit Ayoun El Atrous?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ayoun El Atrous.

What to pack for Ayoun El Atrous in July

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

In July, Ayoun El Atrous sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ayoun El Atrous in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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