Climate and average weather in Bogué
In Bogué, the summers are sweltering, dry, and clear and the winters are hot and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Bogué typically varies from 18°C to 41°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 44°C. May is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Bogué for warm-weather activities are from early January to early February and mid December to late December.
- Hottest
- May
- 41°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 18°
- Wettest
- Aug
- 61 mm
- Driest
- Apr
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 146 mm
- 23 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.0–13.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 15 m
- 16.6°N
- Clearest
- May
- 25% cloud
Bogué weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to early February.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Bogué, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 2.8 months, from April 9 to July 3, with daily high temperatures above 39°C. The hottest month of the year in Bogué is May, with an average high of 41°C and low of 27°C.
The cool season lasts 2.1 months, from December 8 to February 10, with daily high temperatures below 34°C. The coldest month of the year in Bogué is January, with an average low of 18°C and high of 32°C.
Days typically run about 13°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 15°C) in April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 33 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 18 |
| Feb | 34 | 20 |
| Mar | 37 | 23 |
| Apr | 40 | 25 |
| May | 41 | 27 |
| Jun | 41 | 27 |
| Jul | 38 | 27 |
| Aug | 36 | 27 |
| Sep | 37 | 27 |
| Oct | 39 | 27 |
| Nov | 37 | 23 |
| Dec | 33 | 20 |
How hot and cold Bogué really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Bogué feels like about 43°C (around September 14). About 342 days a year carry some heat stress, and 194 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 32 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 33 |
| Air high (°C) | 32 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 33 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
| Air low (°C) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 |
| Feb | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 |
| Mar | 37 | 37 | 23 | 23 |
| Apr | 40 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
| May | 41 | 41 | 27 | 27 |
| Jun | 42 | 41 | 27 | 27 |
| Jul | 42 | 38 | 27 | 27 |
| Aug | 42 | 36 | 27 | 27 |
| Sep | 42 | 37 | 27 | 27 |
| Oct | 40 | 39 | 27 | 27 |
| Nov | 37 | 37 | 23 | 23 |
| Dec | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
Average hourly temperature in Bogué
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on May afternoons, near 41°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 18°C.
Bogué weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 18° | 2 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 5.2 |
| Feb | 34° / 20° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 37° / 23° | 1 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 40° / 25° | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 41° / 27° | 0 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 41° / 27° | 4 | 0.8 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 38° / 27° | 18 | 3.3 | 12.9 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 36° / 27° | 61 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 37° / 27° | 43 | 7.5 | 12.1 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 39° / 27° | 13 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 37° / 23° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 33° / 20° | 2 | 0.3 | 11 | 4.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Bogué gets about 146 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.5 months, from around Jul 6 to Oct 20, peaking in August at about 30% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 25.
August is the wettest month by volume, with 61 mm over about 8 wet days; April is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 3 | 1 |
| Jul | 10 | 3 |
| Aug | 25 | 8 |
| Sep | 24 | 8 |
| Oct | 8 | 2 |
| Nov | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Bogué collects about 146 mm of rain across 23 wet days — roughly 12 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. August is the wettest month with 61 mm, while April is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 84% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 61 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 1 | 0 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 4 | 1 |
| Jul | 18 | 3 |
| Aug | 61 | 8 |
| Sep | 43 | 8 |
| Oct | 13 | 2 |
| Nov | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 2 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Bogué, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around February 18 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around July 22. The clearest month is May, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around July 23 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around October 23. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 45% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 65 | 70 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 74 | 55 | 60 | 69 | 60 | 59 |
| Cloudier (%) | 35 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 40 | 41 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 35 |
| Feb | 70 | 30 |
| Mar | 81 | 19 |
| Apr | 83 | 17 |
| May | 85 | 15 |
| Jun | 84 | 16 |
| Jul | 74 | 26 |
| Aug | 55 | 45 |
| Sep | 60 | 40 |
| Oct | 69 | 31 |
| Nov | 60 | 40 |
| Dec | 59 | 41 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 7, brings about 13 hours of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 hours — a swing of roughly 2 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:33 | 7:28 | 7:10 | 6:46 | 6:30 | 6:28 | 6:36 | 6:44 | 6:49 | 6:54 | 7:06 | 7:23 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:40 | 6:55 | 7:03 | 7:08 | 7:16 | 7:27 | 7:30 | 7:18 | 6:54 | 6:31 | 6:19 | 6:24 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.1 | 7:33 | 6:40 |
| Feb | 11.4 | 7:28 | 6:55 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 7:10 | 7:03 |
| Apr | 12.4 | 6:46 | 7:08 |
| May | 12.8 | 6:30 | 7:16 |
| Jun | 13.0 | 6:28 | 7:27 |
| Jul | 12.9 | 6:36 | 7:30 |
| Aug | 12.6 | 6:44 | 7:18 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:49 | 6:54 |
| Oct | 11.6 | 6:54 | 6:31 |
| Nov | 11.2 | 7:06 | 6:19 |
| Dec | 11.0 | 7:23 | 6:24 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Bogué averages about 18 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 9 and 24 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.0 months, from around Feb 18 to Jul 18. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 22 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is August, down near 11 sunny days — about 51% fewer than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Bright |
| Feb | 16 | Bright |
| Mar | 22 | Bright |
| Apr | 22 | Bright |
| May | 23 | Bright |
| Jun | 22 | Bright |
| Jul | 18 | Bright |
| Aug | 11 | Mixed |
| Sep | 13 | Mixed |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 15 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Bogué, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.6 months, from around June 6 to October 22. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 23 to June 5, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 98 | 96 | 97 | 93 | 69 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 88 | 96 |
| Comfortable (%) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 50 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 57 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 93 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 69 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 20 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 31 | 4 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 57 | 25 |
| Sep | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 22 |
| Oct | 34 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| Nov | 88 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 96 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Bogué is typically light breeze, near 16 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 7.7 months, from around Dec 19 to Aug 8. The windiest month is July, averaging about 18 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Aug 9 to Dec 18, with October the calmest month at about 13 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | light breeze |
| Feb | 18 | light breeze |
| Mar | 17 | light breeze |
| Apr | 18 | light breeze |
| May | 17 | light breeze |
| Jun | 18 | light breeze |
| Jul | 18 | light breeze |
| Aug | 16 | light breeze |
| Sep | 14 | light breeze |
| Oct | 13 | light breeze |
| Nov | 15 | light breeze |
| Dec | 16 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Bogué
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Bogué sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.
Best time to visit Bogué
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bogué throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late January, Bogué is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bogué for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to early February, with a peak score in the second week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| Rating | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 | fair |
| Feb | 3.8 | fair |
| Mar | 2.0 | poor |
| Apr | 0.4 | poor |
| May | 0.0 | poor |
| Jun | 0.1 | poor |
| Jul | 1.2 | poor |
| Aug | 2.0 | poor |
| Sep | 1.5 | poor |
| Oct | 0.8 | poor |
| Nov | 2.2 | poor |
| Dec | 4.3 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bogué for hot-weather activities is from late November to early March, with a peak score in the third week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Bogué, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around May (highs near 41°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 32°C), pack light clothes and sun protection.
In May, Bogué sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Bogué by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bogué peaks around March 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Very high |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Bogué
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 7.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| May | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 8 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 4 |
| Dec | 6 | 2.5 |
Air quality in Bogué by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Bogué is worst in February — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 42 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 126 | 134 | 104 | 108 | 118 | 116 | 67 | 42 | 44 | 62 | 63 | 112 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 126 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 134 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 104 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 108 | Unhealthy |
| May | 118 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 116 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 67 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 42 | Poor |
| Sep | 44 | Poor |
| Oct | 62 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 63 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 112 | Unhealthy |
Growing season
Bogué is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Bogué banks about 7,531 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 469 | 478 | 612 | 668 | 752 | 720 | 694 | 665 | 662 | 705 | 597 | 509 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 469 |
| Feb | 478 |
| Mar | 612 |
| Apr | 668 |
| May | 752 |
| Jun | 720 |
| Jul | 694 |
| Aug | 665 |
| Sep | 662 |
| Oct | 705 |
| Nov | 597 |
| Dec | 509 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Bogué receives about 6.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.0 and 7.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.4 months, from around Feb 26 to Aug 8. The brightest month is May, averaging about 7.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 5.0 kWh/m² — roughly 32% less than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 | Bright |
| Feb | 6.0 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.9 | Intense |
| Apr | 7.4 | Intense |
| May | 7.5 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.8 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.3 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.3 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.2 | Intense |
| Nov | 5.5 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.0 | Bright |
Where is Bogué?
Bogué sits at 16.6°N, 14.3°W, 15 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Ndioum, 42 km away.
Topography around Bogué
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bogué.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m.
The land around Bogué is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 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
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 Bogué (16.5915°, -14.2631°, elevation 15 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).