Kiffa weather in July

In July, Kiffa sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Kiffa's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiffa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
29°
10th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:24 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
37%
6th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Kiffa is commune of Mauritania.

Density
53/km²
people per km²

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 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kiffa reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Kiffa

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.

Kiffa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°10.211.16.2
Feb33° / 19°00.111.44.4
Mar37° / 23°00.111.92.1
Apr40° / 27°0012.40.1
May42° / 30°10.312.80.0
Jun41° / 31°41130.0
Jul38° / 29°21412.91.2
Aug36° / 27°628.212.62.2
Sep37° / 27°376.412.11.6
Oct39° / 27°112.111.60.9
Nov36° / 22°10.211.22.8
Dec31° / 18°20.2115.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38218
48218
58218
68119
78119
88119
98119
108020
118020
127921
137822
147822
157822
167624
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197426
207228
217228
227030
237030
246832
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266733
276634
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296535
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kiffa gets around 21 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
87
97
108
118
129
1310
1410
1511
1612
1713
1814
1914
2015
2116
2217
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2620
2720
2820
2920
3020
3121

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11116353061
21016353171
3915343371
4815343581
5714333691
6614323791
75143239101
84133140111
94133041121
103122941131
113112942151
122112842161
132102742181
14292642201
15192542222
16182441242
17172341262
18172240282
19162140302
20152039323
21141939343
22141838363
23131737384
24131636394
25131535415
26121435435
27021334446
28021233466
29021233477
30021132487
31021031497

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
217light breeze
317light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
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3118light breeze

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 6:20 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:207:18
213.06:207:18
313.06:207:19
413.06:207:19
513.06:217:19
613.06:217:19
713.06:217:19
813.06:227:19
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2712.86:287:16
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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 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 6.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kiffa

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Kiffa?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kiffa.

What to pack for Kiffa in July

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

In July, Kiffa sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kiffa in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Kiffa peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kiffa 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 Kiffa is worst in January — around 133 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (September, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17132 µg/m³Sep 1037 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan133Unhealthy
Feb123Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun91Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug38Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct55Poor
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec121Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kiffa?

Kiffa sits at 16.6°N, 11.4°W, 127 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Guerou, 85 km away.

GuerouEl ’AyoûnṬinṭâneElghabraSélibabyAyoun El AtrousMagṭa‘ LaḥjarMatam

Topography around Kiffa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiffa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m.

The land around Kiffa is covered by bare terrain (43%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
584 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Guerou 85 km · El ’Ayoûn 121 km · Ṭinṭâne 133 km · Elghabra 135 km · Sélibaby 183 km · Ayoun El Atrous 190 km · Magṭa‘ Laḥjar 205 km · Matam 225 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 Kiffa (16.6207°, -11.4021°, elevation 127 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).