Kiffa climate — normals and trends
Kiffa (Mauritania) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.8 °C and it receives 169 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 June (35.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kiffa averages 0 frost days, 324 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 26 rainy days per year.
Kiffa has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 6 June 2021) and the coldest 7.8 °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
KiffaAssaba
- coords
- 16.62°, -11.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.8°C
Average daily high
35.9°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
169mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
324 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
26 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
46.7 °C
6 June 2021
Coldest day
7.8 °C
1 January 1949
Wettest day
175 mm
24 August 2008
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
23 August 2006
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
7 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
3 June 2016
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
30 December 1940
Sunniest day
12.6 h
28 May 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 39.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 43.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 40.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 37.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 8 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 71 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 35.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 131 mm | +81 mm |
| Oct | 40.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 37.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kiffa?
Kiffa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.8 °C and it receives 169 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kiffa?
The hottest day measured in Kiffa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2021, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kiffa?
The coldest day measured in Kiffa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1949, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kiffa?
Almost never: Kiffa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kiffa warmed?
Yes: Kiffa warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kiffa?
The wettest day measured in Kiffa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2008, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kiffa?
The windiest day measured in Kiffa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2006, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kiffa?
The warmest month in Kiffa is June (35.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kiffa?
Kiffa receives on average 169 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kiffa?
Kiffa gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kiffa?
Yes: Kiffa has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kiffa?
In Kiffa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 3 June 2016, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 30 December 1940.
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