Magṭa‘ Laḥjar weather in August

In August, Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 34 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 52% 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 Magṭa‘ Laḥjar's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magṭa‘ Laḥjar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
7th warmest
Overnight low
28°
8th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
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 Magṭa‘ Laḥjar reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°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 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 Magṭa‘ Laḥjar

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.

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°20.211.15.8
Feb33° / 19°20.411.44.5
Mar36° / 22°10.111.92.5
Apr39° / 25°0012.40.5
May42° / 28°10.312.80.0
Jun42° / 29°20.5130.0
Jul39° / 28°9212.90.7
Aug37° / 28°345.812.61.5
Sep38° / 28°285.212.11.0
Oct39° / 27°91.811.60.8
Nov36° / 23°00.111.22.7
Dec32° / 19°20.3115.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
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37624
47525
57525
67426
77426
87327
97327
107129
117129
127129
136931
146832
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316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar gets around 34 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1241845256
2241744266
3241644277
4241643297
5231542308
6231442318
7231341328
8231341338
9231240359
10131140369
11131139379
12131039389
131310383910
14129374010
15129374110
16128364310
17128354411
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20127324712
21117314812
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23017305012
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27117275113
28118275013
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30118275013
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 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
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517light 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 6:35 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:357:22
212.86:357:22
312.86:357:21
412.86:357:21
512.76:367:21
612.76:367:20
712.76:367:20
812.76:377:19
912.76:377:18
1012.76:377:18
1112.76:377:17
1212.76:387:17
1312.66:387:16
1412.66:387:16
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1612.66:397:14
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Magṭa‘ Laḥjar

In seasonPeak

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

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Magṭa‘ Laḥjar?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar.

What to pack for Magṭa‘ Laḥjar in August

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

In August, Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar 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 Magṭa‘ Laḥjar peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Magṭa‘ Laḥjar 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 Magṭa‘ Laḥjar is worst in January — around 132 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 54 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 18130 µg/m³Sep 1555 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan132Unhealthy
Feb122Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr81Unhealthy
May93Unhealthy
Jun112Unhealthy
Jul93Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec117Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Magṭa‘ Laḥjar?

Magṭa‘ Laḥjar sits at 17.5°N, 13.1°W, 60 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Aleg, 101 km away.

AlegElghabraGuerouKaédiBoguéBoutilimittThilogneNdioum

Topography around Magṭa‘ Laḥjar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magṭa‘ Laḥjar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m.

The land around Magṭa‘ Laḥjar is covered by grassland (42%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and bare terrain (39%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
423 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Aleg 101 km · Elghabra 105 km · Guerou 122 km · Kaédi 157 km · Bogué 161 km · Boutilimitt 170 km · Thilogne 186 km · Ndioum 199 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 Magṭa‘ Laḥjar (17.506°, -13.0927°, elevation 60 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).