Elghabra climate — normals and trends
Elghabra (Mauritania) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 30.4 °C and it receives 177 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 (35.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Elghabra averages 0 frost days, 335 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 25 rainy days per year.
Elghabra has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 22 April 2016) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 1 January 1949).
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
ElghabraAssaba
- coords
- 16.65°, -12.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
30.4°C
Average daily high
36.5°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
177mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
22.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
335 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
25 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
298 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
47.4 °C
22 April 2016
Coldest day
8.9 °C
1 January 1949
Wettest day
112 mm
25 July 1981
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
26 February 2015
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
14 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.1 °C
1 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.4 h
27 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 38.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 43.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 41.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 37.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 79 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 36.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 82 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 40.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 37.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elghabra?
Elghabra has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 30.4 °C and it receives 177 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elghabra?
The hottest day measured in Elghabra between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2016, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elghabra?
The coldest day measured in Elghabra between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1949, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Elghabra?
Almost never: Elghabra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Elghabra warmed?
Yes: Elghabra warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elghabra?
The wettest day measured in Elghabra between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1981, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elghabra?
The windiest day measured in Elghabra between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elghabra?
The warmest month in Elghabra is May (35.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Elghabra?
Elghabra receives on average 177 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 25 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elghabra?
Elghabra gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Elghabra?
Yes: Elghabra has on average 298 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elghabra?
In Elghabra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 14 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.1 °C on 1 January 1949.
Compare Elghabra with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Elghabra