Nouadhibou weather in February

In February, Nouadhibou sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nouadhibou's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nouadhibou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:44 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
27%
8th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Nouadhibou is city in Mauritania.

Founded
1906

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical February day in Nouadhibou reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Nouadhibou weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 16°30.510.98.5
Feb21° / 17°10.311.38.6
Mar22° / 17°20.211.98.9
Apr22° / 18°00.112.58.8
May22° / 18°00.1139.1
Jun24° / 19°0013.29.6
Jul24° / 21°0013.19.7
Aug26° / 22°20.212.79.2
Sep27° / 23°20.512.18.8
Oct25° / 21°40.511.58.9
Nov23° / 19°10.2118.9
Dec22° / 17°10.210.88.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nouadhibou gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175178
273189
373189
473189
5711910
6711910
7702010
8692110
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Wind in February

Winds average 24 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:506:53
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611.17:486:56
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1911.47:427:03
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2411.57:397:06
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2711.57:367:07
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Nouadhibou

In seasonPeak

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

Nouadhibou sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Nouadhibou sees seasonal dust haze (May–October), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Jul
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Oct
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Is February a good time to visit Nouadhibou?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Nouadhibou for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Nouadhibou in February

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

In February, Nouadhibou sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: sun protection and a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Nouadhibou in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in January near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 6 to Nov 9 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr18Cool
May18Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Nouadhibou in February

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Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nouadhibou peaks around March 21 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighMar 21UV 10Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5High

Air quality in Nouadhibou in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nouadhibou is worst in January — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1267 µg/m³May 922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov35Poor
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nouadhibou?

Nouadhibou sits at 20.9°N, 17.0°W, 16 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Akjoujt, 307 km away.

AkjoujtDakhlaTevragh ZeinaKsarDar NaimNouakchottAtarBoutilimitt

Topography around Nouadhibou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nouadhibou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m.

The land around Nouadhibou is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (77%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and bare terrain (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
71 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Akjoujt 307 km · Dakhla 325 km · Tevragh Zeina 335 km · Ksar 336 km · Dar Naim 336 km · Nouakchott 336 km · Atar 418 km · Boutilimitt 451 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 Nouadhibou (20.9419°, -17.0384°, elevation 16 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).