Elghabra weather in August

In August, Elghabra sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 61 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Elghabra's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elghabra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
8th warmest
Overnight low
27°
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:38 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 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 36°C through the month.

A typical August day in Elghabra reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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

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.

Elghabra weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°10.111.15.5
Feb34° / 21°10.311.43.9
Mar37° / 23°00.111.91.8
Apr40° / 26°0012.40.1
May42° / 29°10.212.80.0
Jun42° / 30°40.8130.0
Jul38° / 28°223.212.91.0
Aug36° / 27°617.512.62.0
Sep37° / 28°38612.11.4
Oct39° / 27°111.811.60.7
Nov36° / 24°10.111.22.3
Dec33° / 20°20.3114.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36634
46634
56535
66436
76436
86238
96139
106139
116040
125941
135842
145743
155644
165644
175545
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195446
205347
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225248
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255149
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305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Elghabra gets around 61 mm of rain over 7.5 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
419
519
619
720
820
920
1021
1121
1222
1322
1423
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1624
1725
1825
1926
2027
2127
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2328
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3129

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1211334113
2211324114
3210314115
4210314215
5210304316
619294416
719284517
818274617
918264718
1017254818
1117245019
1206235219
1306225220
1405215420
1505205421
1604195522
1704185622
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2202145826
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3011135629
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:347:19
212.76:347:19
312.76:357:19
412.76:357:18
512.76:357:18
612.76:367:17
712.76:367:17
812.76:367:16
912.76:367:16
1012.66:377:15
1112.66:377:15
1212.66:377:14
1312.66:377:14
1412.66:377:13
1512.66:387:12
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1712.66:387:11
1812.56:387:10
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2012.56:397:09
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3012.46:407:02
3112.36:407:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
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96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Elghabra

In seasonPeak

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

Elghabra 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 Elghabra?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elghabra.

What to pack for Elghabra in August

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

In August, Elghabra sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Elghabra 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 Elghabra peaks around September 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighSep 12UV 12Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Elghabra 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 Elghabra is worst in January — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 19112 µg/m³Aug 2236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan113Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun94Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug36Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Elghabra?

Elghabra sits at 16.6°N, 12.7°W, 65 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Guerou, 83 km away.

GuerouKaédiMagṭa‘ LaḥjarMatamThilogneOuro SoguiKiffaKanel

Topography around Elghabra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elghabra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Elghabra is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and bare terrain (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and bare terrain (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
411 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Guerou 83 km · Kaédi 105 km · Magṭa‘ Laḥjar 105 km · Matam 127 km · Thilogne 133 km · Ouro Sogui 135 km · Kiffa 135 km · Kanel 139 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 Elghabra (16.6471°, -12.6711°, elevation 65 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).