Bougadoum climate — normals and trends
Bougadoum (Mauritania) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 277 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bougadoum averages 0 frost days, 328 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
Bougadoum has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 7 May 2017) and the coldest 6.5 °C (on 17 January 1948).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BougadoumHodh Ech Chargi
- coords
- 15.87°, -7.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.2°C
Average daily high
35.8°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
277mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
32%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
328 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
271 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.3 °C
7 May 2017
Coldest day
6.5 °C
17 January 1948
Wettest day
113 mm
8 August 2003
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
3 July 2024
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
11 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
18 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
17 January 1948
Sunniest day
12.9 h
29 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 40.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 42.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 42.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 40.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 71 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 79 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 35.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 45 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 39.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 37.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bougadoum?
Bougadoum has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 277 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bougadoum?
The hottest day measured in Bougadoum between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 2017, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bougadoum?
The coldest day measured in Bougadoum between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bougadoum?
Almost never: Bougadoum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bougadoum warmed?
Yes: Bougadoum warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bougadoum?
The wettest day measured in Bougadoum between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2003, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bougadoum?
The windiest day measured in Bougadoum between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2024, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bougadoum?
The warmest month in Bougadoum is May (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bougadoum?
Bougadoum receives on average 277 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bougadoum?
Bougadoum gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bougadoum?
Yes: Bougadoum has on average 271 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bougadoum?
In Bougadoum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 18 June 2019, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 17 January 1948.
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