Boutilimitt weather in August

In August, Boutilimitt sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 29 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Boutilimitt's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boutilimitt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
41%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical August day in Boutilimitt reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Boutilimitt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Boutilimitt weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°30.211.16.9
Feb31° / 18°10.411.45.5
Mar34° / 20°10.211.93.8
Apr37° / 23°00.112.42.1
May39° / 25°0012.80.5
Jun40° / 26°10.4130.2
Jul37° / 25°51.212.91.6
Aug37° / 26°294.512.62.0
Sep37° / 27°304.412.11.6
Oct38° / 26°81.311.61.6
Nov34° / 22°10.311.23.6
Dec31° / 18°30.3116.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47822
57624
67624
77624
87426
97426
107228
117228
127030
137030
146931
156733
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206634
216535
226535
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306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Boutilimitt gets around 29 mm of rain over 4.5 wet days in August. 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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Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
49
510
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711
811
911
1012
1112
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1815
1915
2016
2116
2217
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2618
2719
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3020
3120

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112844432
212843442
312841452
412740463
512739473
612738483
712737494
812636514
912636505
1012635515
1112534526
1212533527
1311532547
1411532538
1511531539
16115305310
17114295510
18014285611
19014275612
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
118light breeze
218light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:417:29
212.86:417:28
312.86:427:28
412.86:427:27
512.76:427:27
612.76:427:26
712.76:437:26
812.76:437:25
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1012.76:447:24
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1412.66:457:22
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1912.66:467:19
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2912.46:487:11
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3112.46:487:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
36.9Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Boutilimitt

In seasonPeak

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

Boutilimitt sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Boutilimitt?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boutilimitt.

What to pack for Boutilimitt in August

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

In August, Boutilimitt sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Boutilimitt in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Boutilimitt peaks around March 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeVery highHighMar 13UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Boutilimitt in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Boutilimitt is worst in February — around 150 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 58 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 8149 µg/m³Aug 2358 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan148Unhealthy
Feb150Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May133Unhealthy
Jun136Unhealthy
Jul85Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct80Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec137Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Boutilimitt?

Boutilimitt sits at 17.5°N, 14.7°W, 51 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Aleg, 100 km away.

AlegPodorNdioumBoguéTékaneDar NaimKsarNouakchott

Topography around Boutilimitt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boutilimitt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Boutilimitt is covered by bare terrain (95%) within 3 km, bare terrain (79%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
80 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Aleg 100 km · Podor 104 km · Ndioum 115 km · Bogué 116 km · Tékane 126 km · Dar Naim 144 km · Ksar 147 km · Nouakchott 148 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 Boutilimitt (17.5458°, -14.6978°, elevation 51 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).