Tembedgha climate — normals and trends
Tembedgha (Mauritania) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.3 °C and it receives 204 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 (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tembedgha averages 0 frost days, 326 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 34 rainy days per year.
Tembedgha has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 31 May 2015) and the coldest 5.4 °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
TembedghaHodh Ech Chargi
- coords
- 16.24°, -8.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.3°C
Average daily high
36.1°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
204mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
326 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
34 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
257 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
46.9 °C
31 May 2015
Coldest day
5.4 °C
17 January 1948
Wettest day
194 mm
8 August 2003
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
3 July 2024
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
5 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
22 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
17 January 1948
Sunniest day
12.9 h
21 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 | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 42.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 43.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 41.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 36.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 41 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 64 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 36.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 40.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 37.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tembedgha?
Tembedgha has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.3 °C and it receives 204 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tembedgha?
The hottest day measured in Tembedgha between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2015, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tembedgha?
The coldest day measured in Tembedgha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Tembedgha?
Almost never: Tembedgha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tembedgha warmed?
Yes: Tembedgha warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tembedgha?
The wettest day measured in Tembedgha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2003, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tembedgha?
The windiest day measured in Tembedgha between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2024, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tembedgha?
The warmest month in Tembedgha is June (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tembedgha?
Tembedgha receives on average 204 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 34 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tembedgha?
Tembedgha gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tembedgha?
Yes: Tembedgha has on average 257 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tembedgha?
In Tembedgha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 22 May 2025, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 17 January 1948.
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