Zouérat weather in June

In June, Zouérat sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of June to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Zouérat's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zouérat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
13%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Zouérat is city in Mauritania.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical June day in Zouérat reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Zouérat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
6 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Zouérat weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°20.510.89.0
Feb26° / 13°20.411.28.9
Mar29° / 15°20.311.87.4
Apr32° / 17°10.312.55.5
May35° / 20°10.113.13.7
Jun38° / 23°10.213.41.5
Jul41° / 26°10.213.30.0
Aug41° / 27°41.112.80.0
Sep38° / 25°81.512.11.3
Oct34° / 21°91.111.54.1
Nov28° / 16°20.310.97.5
Dec24° / 13°30.510.69.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
39010
49010
5919
6919
7919
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13937
14937
15946
16946
17946
18955
19955
20955
21964
22964
23964
24973
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Zouérat gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in June. 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 (%)
10
20
30
40
51
61
71
81
91
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111
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
297300
397300
497300
597300
697300
796400
896400
996400
1095401
1195401
1295401
1395401
1495401
1595401
1694411
1794411
1894411
1994411
2094411
2194411
2295311
2395311
2496310
2596310
2696310
2797300
2897300
2997300
3096400

Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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2118light breeze
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3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of June to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:097:26
213.36:097:27
313.36:087:27
413.36:087:27
513.36:087:28
613.36:087:28
713.36:087:29
813.36:087:29
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1013.46:087:30
1113.46:087:30
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1313.46:087:31
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1913.46:097:33
2013.46:097:33
2113.46:097:33
2213.46:107:33
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2413.46:107:34
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2713.46:117:34
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2913.46:117:34
3013.46:127:35

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 7.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Zouérat

In seasonPeak

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

Zouérat sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in July.

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

Is June a good time to visit Zouérat?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zouérat.

What to pack for Zouérat in June

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

In June, Zouérat sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zouérat in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zouérat peaks around August 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 24UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5High

Air quality in Zouérat in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Zouérat is worst in July — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 46 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJul 18114 µg/m³Nov 1247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun82Unhealthy
Jul117Unhealthy
Aug96Unhealthy
Sep75Unhealthy
Oct54Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zouérat?

Zouérat sits at 22.7°N, 12.5°W, 352 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Atar, 254 km away.

AtarDakhlaAkjoujtBoujdourSmaraEl MarsaLaayouneNouadhibou

Topography around Zouérat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zouérat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m.

The land around Zouérat is covered by bare terrain (88%) within 3 km, bare terrain (100%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
716 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Atar 254 km · Dakhla 372 km · Akjoujt 388 km · Boujdour 429 km · Smara 452 km · El Marsa 494 km · Laayoune 495 km · Nouadhibou 512 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 Zouérat (22.7354°, -12.4713°, elevation 352 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).