Tembedgha weather in January

In January, Tembedgha sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tembedgha's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tembedgha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 7:08 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 7th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Tembedgha is human settlement in Mauritania.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tembedgha reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	16
6	30	16
7	30	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	30	16
11	30	16
12	30	16
13	30	16
14	30	16
15	30	16
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

How January really feels in Tembedgha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tembedgha weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 16°	2	0.3	11.1	6.3
Feb	33° / 18°	1	0.1	11.5	4.4
Mar	37° / 22°	1	0.1	11.9	2.1
Apr	40° / 26°	1	0.2	12.4	0.1
May	42° / 28°	2	0.8	12.7	0.0
Jun	41° / 29°	7	1.7	12.9	0.0
Jul	38° / 28°	36	6.2	12.9	1.1
Aug	35° / 26°	88	10.1	12.5	2.4
Sep	37° / 26°	39	6.7	12.1	1.6
Oct	39° / 25°	9	2	11.6	1.0
Nov	35° / 21°	0	0.1	11.2	2.9
Dec	31° / 17°	0	0.1	11.1	5.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	63	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	67	68	68	67	67	68	68
Cloudier (%)	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	32	32	33	33	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tembedgha gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in January. 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	0
31	0

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
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13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
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16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
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28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:04	6:07
2	11.1	7:05	6:08
3	11.1	7:05	6:08
4	11.1	7:05	6:09
5	11.1	7:06	6:10
6	11.1	7:06	6:10
7	11.1	7:06	6:11
8	11.1	7:07	6:11
9	11.1	7:07	6:12
10	11.1	7:07	6:12
11	11.1	7:07	6:13
12	11.1	7:07	6:14
13	11.1	7:08	6:14
14	11.1	7:08	6:15
15	11.1	7:08	6:15
16	11.1	7:08	6:16
17	11.1	7:08	6:16
18	11.1	7:08	6:17
19	11.2	7:08	6:18
20	11.2	7:08	6:18
21	11.2	7:08	6:19
22	11.2	7:08	6:19
23	11.2	7:08	6:20
24	11.2	7:08	6:20
25	11.2	7:08	6:21
26	11.2	7:08	6:22
27	11.2	7:08	6:22
28	11.2	7:08	6:23
29	11.2	7:08	6:23
30	11.3	7:08	6:24
31	11.3	7:08	6:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tembedgha

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Tembedgha?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tembedgha for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tembedgha in January

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

In January, Tembedgha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tembedgha in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tembedgha peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	10	13	12	11	10	11	13	12	9	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Tembedgha in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tembedgha is worst in January — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	110	103	84	67	62	71	46	28	28	56	63	104
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	110	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	84	Unhealthy
Apr	67	Unhealthy
May	62	Unhealthy
Jun	71	Unhealthy
Jul	46	Poor
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	56	Unhealthy
Nov	63	Unhealthy
Dec	104	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Tembedgha?

Tembedgha sits at 16.2°N, 8.2°W, 210 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 95 km away.

Topography around Tembedgha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tembedgha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Tembedgha is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, grassland (96%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

21 m

grassland 86%

16 km

47 m

grassland 96%

80 km

138 m

grassland 89%

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← December Tembedgha year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Bougadoum 95 km · Néma 106 km · Nara 152 km · Ayoun El Atrous 161 km · Nioro 189 km · Ṭinṭâne 214 km · Diéma 218 km · Mbera 258 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

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 Tembedgha (16.2414°, -8.1732°, elevation 210 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	16
6	30	16
7	30	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	30	16
11	30	16
12	30	16
13	30	16
14	30	16
15	30	16
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	16
6	30	16
7	30	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	30	16
11	30	16
12	30	16
13	30	16
14	30	16
15	30	16
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	16
6	30	16
7	30	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	30	16
11	30	16
12	30	16
13	30	16
14	30	16
15	30	16
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	31	16
26	31	16
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0